Huerta founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez, and spent decades engaged in activist causes surrounding labor, racial and gender equality issues.
Dolores Huerta, a leader in the farmworkers’ labor movement and a longtime straight ally to the LGBTQ community, died October 28, her family announced in an Instagram post.
Labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta died on Wednesday at the age of 96. In this archival photo, Huerta, who co-founded United Farm Workers, shakes hands with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, right, during a rally on the House steps of the Capitol on July 25, 2023.
By Ray Sanchez, Norma Galeana, Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Dolores Huerta, a pioneering labor organizer and civil rights icon who cofounded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, died at 96, her family said in a statement Wednesday.
Activist Dolores Huerta, civil rights leader, feminist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez, has passed away. Her family announced her passing in a post on Instagram. They said she passed away on Wednesday at her home.
Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers with César Chávez, improving the lives of the country's mostly Latino farmworkers and changing the course of the labor movement.
Dolores Huerta , the pioneering labor organizer who co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined the rallying cry "Sí, se puede," died Wednesday at 96, her family announced on her Instagram account. Why it matters: The civil rights legend helped lead strikes and boycotts, fought to expand rights fo…
(KRON) -- Influential labor activist Dolores Huerta has passed away at age 96, according to a post on her Instagram from her family. Huerta was a labor leader, civil rights activist and feminist. "We are deeply saddened to announced that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta has passed away today at th…
California's iconic labor leader, Dolores Huerta, has died at the age of 96, her family said on Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy of community activism that her protégés say should last on because of how she led and trained them.
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.
The emotional compass of the United Farm Workers of America for decades, Huerta attained singular stature as godmother of the Chicano power movement and doyenne of American labor.
Dolores Huerta, a pioneering figure in California’s labor and farmworker movement in the 1960s, who later aired rape claims against Cesar Chavez, has died at the age of 96, her family announced in a social media post.
Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers. By Laura Romero and Patricio Chile Labor icon Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers, has died at 96, her family said. "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96," her …
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Dolores Huerta, United Farmworkers co-founder and civil rights icon, has died, her family says. Editor's Note: This story is breaking and will be updated as we learn more.
Dolores Huerta, UFW co-founder who in March 2026 accused Cesar Chavez of sexually abusing her in the 1960s, has died at 96; family announced it Oct. 28.
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Dolores Huerta passed away Wednesday at the age of 96, confirmed by her family in a post on her Facebook page. Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers Union to improve working conditions in fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Si, se puede!" Huerta's family asked f…
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 …
The longtime labor organizer and civil rights activist helped build a national movement advocating for agricultural workers after beginning her career as a schoolteacher.
Dolores Huerta, a pioneering labor organizer and civil rights icon who cofounded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, died at 96, her family said in a statement Wednesday.
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