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Capital & Main· Mon 19:25
At a vigil in downtown Los Angeles for Dolores Huerta, mourners gathered to remember the veteran labor organizer and civil rights activist with affection and awe.
Mother Jones· Sun 20:37
Dolores Huerta was most well-known for co-founding the United Farmworkers Union, but in her later years she became so much more than a labor rights activist.
Mother Jones· Thu 04:00
Despite her prominence as a feminist activist, Huerta, like many women, struggled with machismo internal to the UFW. Men in power are men in power, regardless of the ideals they stand for; labor leaders, sadly, are no exception.
The Real News Network· Wed 20:15
“Through courage and determination, she helped change what the world saw as possible, who the world saw as deserving of rights and dignity.”
Mother Jones· Wed 18:45
Communities across the country are grieving the death of Dolores Huerta, the renowned labor and feminist activist who empowered California’s immigrant workers.
Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96.
When I was a boy, Martin Luther King Jr. was in our history books. Dolores Huerta was in the fields of our county. She and the United Farm Workers were organizing the people who picked our food. Our family stood with them. I cannot remember eating grapes or strawberries for much of my childhood. Boycotts were how we…
At a vigil in downtown Los Angeles for Dolores Huerta, mourners gathered to remember the veteran labor organizer and civil rights activist with affection and awe.
Friends and admirers recall the enduring legacy of the labor icon, 96, who spent her life organizing and fighting for workers and civil rights. The post Remembering Dolores Huerta, Who Taught Farmworkers to Stand Up appeared first on .
Dolores Huerta was most well-known for co-founding the United Farmworkers Union, but in her later years she became so much more than a labor rights activist.
It seems like everyone I know has a photo with Dolores Huerta. My social media feed has been flooded with photos of her with my friends and acquaintances since her family announced her passing, at age 96, this week. We all have photos with her because Dolores was generous with her time, and she lived […]
When I came back from a solidarity work brigade in Cuba in the 1970s, I landed in New York City with no place to sleep. I called Lori Huerta, a friend from California, and daughter of Dolores Huerta (1930–2026), cofounder of the United Farm Workers (UFW). Not only did I get space on the floor of the NYC grape boycott…
Dolores Huerta was an inspirational role model, a militant who named and shaped the world, writes a UC Berkeley professor reflecting on the labor icon's legacy.
If you didn't say yes to Huerta, her protégé recalled, she would come to Sacramento to persuade you Photos: At Balmy Alley vigil, friends of Dolores Huerta remember a tireless organizer
Pioneering labor organizer and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers and spent over seven decades fighting for workers' rights and social justice, has died at age 96. The post Dolores Huerta, 96, Who Fought for Farmworkers and Civil Rights Across America, Dies appeared first on The…
La figura emblemática del movimiento obrero, Dolores Huerta, influyó en generaciones de californianos que se inspiraron en su defensa de los derechos civiles, los trabajadores agrícolas y los inmigrantes.
Immigrant rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96. Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 and then the United Farm Workers of America, working with Cesar Chavez. From 1965 to 1970, the union organized the historic Delano grape strike, which ended in major gains for…
Despite her prominence as a feminist activist, Huerta, like many women, struggled with machismo internal to the UFW. Men in power are men in power, regardless of the ideals they stand for; labor leaders, sadly, are no exception.
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Communities across the country are grieving the death of Dolores Huerta, the renowned labor and feminist activist who empowered California’s immigrant workers.
Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96.
Communities across the country are grieving the death of Dolores Huerta, the renowned labor and feminist activist who empowered California’s immigrant workers. Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96. Best known for her work advocating for farmworker rights, Huerta co-founded with Cesar Chávez in 1962 the organization…
Funcionarios locales destacaron las contribuciones de Huerta, quien cofundó el sindicato Trabajadores Agrícolas Unidos para mejorar las condiciones laborales en los campos agrícolas del país y acuñó la frase "¡Sí, se puede!".
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Huerta’s family said in a statement through her foundation that she died Wednesday at…
Dolores Huerta, quien cofundó el sindicato United Farm Workers para mejorar las condiciones laborales en los campos agrícolas del país y acuñó la frase “¡Sí, se puede!”, falleció. Tenía 96 años. La familia de Huerta informó en un comunicado, a través de su fundación, que murió el miércoles en su casa. Huerta mantuvo…
Renowned labor activist and United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta has died at 96. Her decades of union organizing changed the lives of thousands of primarily Latino farm workers. “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96,” her family…
Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se puede!" that became a widespread rallying cry.
Dolores Huerta, who rose to national prominence as the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, and was known for her advocacy for women farmworkers, died on Wednesday. She was 96. Huerta was born in New Mexico but spent most of her life in California’s Central Valley, an agricultural hub where a quarter…
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