In 1975, labor leader Cesar Chavez met and recruited photographer Cathy Murphy. Chavez knew that photos would persuade state legislators in Sacramento that child labor was a reality in California. On her first outing, Murphy photographed a young girl named Lupita working in her socks in an onion field in Mettler, California (Photo 13). Chavez arranged for photos of children working in the fields to be published in the UFW newspaper, El Malcriado, and a poster of Lupita at work was circulated throughout the state. The grower identified in the poster subsequently filed a lawsuit against Chavez, the UFW, the AFL-CIO, and Murphy. The grower claimed he did not own land in Mettler and that he did not hire children. During the trial, farm worker families filled the steps of the courthouse and children bearing pay stubs testified that they worked in the onion fields. The libel charges against the UFW were dismissed. The case brought public awareness to the fact that children were indeed working in the fields of California in the mid-1970s.