Bette Matsuoka

MATSUOKA Bette

1968: Student; AAPA member

2018: SFSU College of Ethnic Studies Budget Coordinator

QUOTE: I was just one of hundreds of strikers. In order to keep the mechanics of our cause ongoing, I pretty much did ground-level tasks wherever needed. . . . [I]t was the men who were out there being visible, and it was the women who did the work. . . . The Strike connected women from all walks of life who joined together to fight for a cause. It was a time when we shared not only our commonalities and sensibilities, but also a respect and recognition of our diversities.

(Portrait by Sandy K. Nguyen, SFSU 2018)