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Department of History
Dr. Leah LaGrone (c/o 2021) will be the featured speaker at the third annual Lone Start Lecture Series held at Angelo State University
Dr. Leah LaGrone Ochoa (c/o 2021) will be the featured speaker at the third annual
Lone Start Lecture Series held at Angelo State University. Her talk titled “Sex Wages:
Race, Respectability and Minimum Wage Policies in Texas” will explore gender, race
and sexuality in early 20th century Texas with an emphasis on the Texas-Mexico border.
Moreover, the address will examine women’s minimum wage legislation in Texas (1919-1921)
and how such laws connected low wages to sex work.
Dr. LaGrone is an assistant professor of history at Weber State University. Her current book
project, “A Woman's Worth: How Race and Respectability Politics Influenced Minimum
Wage Policies,” demonstrates the politics around race and the minimum wage for women
drove conversations among labor, politicians, and progressive reformers about the future of white supremacy in Texas.
Click here for more information on Dr. LaGrone and the Lecture Series.