Dolores Huerta | |
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 Huerta in 2024 | |
| Born | Dolores Clara Fernández April 10, 1930 Dawson, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Education | San Joaquin Delta College |
| Known for | Co-Founder of the National Farmworkers Association Delano grape strike Sí, se puede |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Ralph Head (divorced) Ventura Huerta (divorced) |
| Partner | Richard Chavez (deceased) |
| Children | 11 |
| Parent | Juan Fernández (father) |
 Quotations related to Dolores Huerta at Wikiquote | |
Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born April 10, 1930) is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez and lesser known Gilbert Padilla, is a co-founder of the United Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers (UFW).[2] Huerta helped organize the Delano grape strike in 1965 in California and was the lead negotiator in the workers' contract that was created after the strike.[3]
Huerta has received numerous awards for her community service and advocacy for workers', immigrants', and women's rights, including the Eugene V. Debs Foundation Outstanding American Award, the United States Presidential Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights[4] and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[5] She was the first Latina inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1993.[6][7]
Huerta is the originator of the phrase "Sí, se puede" ("Yes, you can").[8] As a role model to many in the Latino community, Huerta is the subject of many corridos (Mexican or Mexican-American ballads) and murals.[9]
In 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill proclaiming April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day" in California.
- ^ "DSA Commends Dolores Huerta". dsausa.org. Democratic Socialists of America. December 21, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Lyons, Richard D. (June 16, 1994). "Philip Vera Cruz, 89; Helped to Found Farm Worker Union". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Dolores Huerta". National Women's History Museum. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ "Biography: Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta". National Women's History Museum. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ "Remarks by the President at Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony". Obama White House Archives. May 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ "Meet the 20 MAKERS Inducted Into the National Women's Hall of Fame". Makers. October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ "Dolores Huerta". The Adelante Movement. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ "Sí Se Puede". Makers. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ "Dolores Huerta". Gale Group. Retrieved May 31, 2017.