Freda Mendez-Smith speaks as eight Mexican American women stand beside her listening

Freda Mendez-Smith, a Mexican American woman, speaks into a microphone on a podium at an unidentified MANA de Kansas City event. Eight Mexican American women stand in a line beside her and in front of a stage with green drapes in an auditorium. The second woman in line wearing a pink jacket is Bea Marie Mejia. Barbara Muro stands fifth from the right wearing a red dress. Dawn Williams, secretary, stands third from the left wearing a dark dress with a wide white collar. The woman at the end of the line on the left side of the photograph is Sally Ramos. A banner hangs on the drapes and all that is visible in the photograph is, "MANA de Kansas City."