Chapter 19 Summary

The next payday, the women in Lupe's group were once again told that they would not be paid at the same level as the men. Sophia organizes a strike, and after three days, the foremen gives in and agrees to pay everyone the same scale. There is a great feeling of accomplishment in the labor camps, and, they realize they by sticking together they can attain their goal of equality to some degree.

One day Lupe meets Mark again, and he immediately asks if she has decided to become his wife. She explains to him that she and her brother and sister have agreed to support their parents, and with learning bookkeeping on weekends she will not have time to marry. He tells her that he has talked to his uncle about a job assisting him in his office, and he has agreed...