Dolores Huerta, labor activist and civil rights icon, dies at 96

“Dolores Huerta, labor activist and civil rights icon, dies at 96”

Dolores Huerta was a labor activist and civil rights leader who co-founded the group that later became the United Farm Workers.

“Morreu Dolores Huerta, a ativista que esteve por detrás do "Yes We Can”

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“Dolores Huerta, labor and civil rights icon, dies at 96”

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, California labor leader and civil rights champion, dies aged 96”

Huerta co-founded United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, improving pay and conditions for farm workers Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Dolores Huerta, an iconic 1960s labor union leader and civil rights activist, died on Wednesday in California at the age of 96, her family said. Huerta was co-founder with Cesar Chavez, another veteran unionist and political activist, of the United Farm Workers union (UFW), which was credited with improving pay and conditions for…

“Labor activist Dolores Huerta dies at 96”

Labor movement leader Dolores Huerta, who founded the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez, has died at age 96, her family said Wednesday. “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96,” her family wrote on Instagram. “As you can imagine, this is...

“Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96”

Dolores Huerta, an American labor rights leader and feminist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, died at 96.

“Si, se puede': US civil rights icon Dolores Huerta dies at 96”

Influential US labour union co-founder, feminist, and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta died on Wednesday in Bakersfield, California, her family said. Credited with coining the enduring "Si, se puede!" rallying cry later adapted by former US president Barack Obama, Huerta continued her activism on race, poverty, LGBTQ and women's rights issues until the last months of her life.