Dolores Huerta (born Dolores Clara Fernández; April 10, 1930 – October 28, 2026) was an American labor leader and feminist activist. After working for several years with the Community Service Organization (CSO), she co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) with fellow activists Cesar Chavez and Gilbert Padilla, which eventually merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW). Huerta joined Filipino leader Larry Itliong in the Delano grape strike in 1965, managing boycott campaigns on the east coast and negotiating with…
Dolores Huerta
Actress · Born 10 Apr 1930, Dawson
Dolores Huerta (born Dolores Clara Fernández; April 10, 1930 – October 28, 2026) was an American labor leader and…
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Dolores Huerta (born Dolores Clara Fernández; April 10, 1930 – October 28, 2026) was an American labor leader and feminist activist.
After working for several years with the Community Service Organization (CSO), she co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) with fellow activists Cesar Chavez and Gilbert Padilla, which eventually merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW).
Huerta joined Filipino leader Larry Itliong in the Delano grape strike in 1965, managing boycott campaigns on the east coast and negotiating with the grape companies to end the strike. Some credited her with the UFW slogan "sí se puede" (transl. 'yes we can').
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- Born10 April 1930
- Died28 October 2026 (aged 96)
- BirthplaceDawson, New Mexico, USA
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- GenderFemale
- Popularity0.1TMDB score
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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Of the People: The Women of the Civil Rights Movement
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
Eat the Rainbow
Dolores
Beauty Bites Beast
The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes Of The United Farm Workers Movement
The Latino List: Volume 2
Miss Representation
Chicana
Yo Soy Chicano
TV 2
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Eat the Rainbow (2019)