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Dolores Huerta

American labor leader · United States · Activists · Born 1930 · age 96

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Dolores Huerta is 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...

A life in dates

2020“Who is a revolutionary woman? A revolutionary woman wants change, not mere cosmetic change but change to the status quo, and she is willing to sacrifice to make this happen.”In their words"Reflections on Revolutionary Women" (2020)

“Historically, stories of revolutionary women have been minimized or even left untold.”In their words"Reflections on Revolutionary Women" (2020)

“Women have to become strong internally and psychologically; learning how to organize is like exercising. If your muscles get sore, you are exercising and getting stronger.”In their words"Reflections on Revolutionary Women" (2020)

“When I was a child in New Mexico, people were still talking about the revolution. And it had an influence on me because I learned that poor people could change the government.”In their words"Reflections on Revolutionary Women" (2020)

2019Radcliffe MedalAward2012California Hall of FameAwardLabor Hall of HonorAwardPresidential Medal of FreedomAward2008Humanitarian of the YearAward2004“La Cucaracha speaks for the disenfranchised with humor and a cutting voice”In their wordsabout Lalo Alcaraz's cartoons, La Cucaracha(2004)

2003Four Freedoms Award - Freedom from WantAward1998Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human RightsAwardOhtli AwardAward1993Eugene V. Debs AwardAwardNational Women's Hall of FameAward1974“It is no accident that farm workers have an average life span of forty-nine years of age.”In their words1974 speech

1930Born10 April 1930

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  1. Who is a revolutionary woman? A revolutionary woman wants change, not mere cosmetic change but change to the status quo, and she is willing to sacrifice to make this happen.

    2020, "Reflections on Revolutionary Women" (2020), Own words

  2. Historically, stories of revolutionary women have been minimized or even left untold.

    2020, "Reflections on Revolutionary Women" (2020), Own words

  3. I drew strength from Rebecca Flores, who led farmworkers in organizing for better pay and working conditions in Texas in the 1960s. Women like Rebecca are rocks.

    2020, "Reflections on Revolutionary Women" (2020), Own words

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Awards

Radcliffe Medal2019
Labor Hall of Honor2012
California Hall of Fame2012
Presidential Medal of Freedom2012
Humanitarian of the Year2008
Four Freedoms Award - Freedom from Want2003
Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights1998
Ohtli Award1998
National Women's Hall of Fame1993
Eugene V. Debs Award1993

About this person

Dolores Huerta is 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 credit her with inventing the UFW slogan "sí se puede".

Country
United States
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1930 · age 96

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