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August 6, 2025
Today in Texas History
On this day in 1902, Alice Dickerson Montemayor was born in Laredo. She married Francisco Montemayor in 1927, and they had two sons.
From 1934 to 1949, Montemayor was a social worker in Webb County. When she began, she was denied an office key and worked under a tree. Some caucasian clients refused to see her, and at one time she was provided a bodyguard.
In 1936, Montemayor became a charter member of the local Ladies LULAC chapter, and soon became active on the national level as well. In 1973, Montemayor began painting gourds with vivid, multifarious hues. By 1976, she began painting with acrylics, first on tin and later on masonite. She signed her works "Mom," then "Admonty."
Her works often depict women, nature and the family in a characteristically Mexican fashion. In 1988, she was the subject of a presentation at the Smithsonian Institution.
From 1934 to 1949, Montemayor was a social worker in Webb County. When she began, she was denied an office key and worked under a tree. Some caucasian clients refused to see her, and at one time she was provided a bodyguard.
In 1936, Montemayor became a charter member of the local Ladies LULAC chapter, and soon became active on the national level as well. In 1973, Montemayor began painting gourds with vivid, multifarious hues. By 1976, she began painting with acrylics, first on tin and later on masonite. She signed her works "Mom," then "Admonty."
Her works often depict women, nature and the family in a characteristically Mexican fashion. In 1988, she was the subject of a presentation at the Smithsonian Institution.