Dolores Huerta
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Human Rights, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, Women’s History, Latino History
Article abstract: Cofounder of the United Farm Workers Association with César Chávez, Huerta became renowned throughout the labor movement as a tireless and effective negotiator and organizer. Her role as a Chicana labor leader in the male-dominated culture of southwestern farmworkers has made her a champion of the woman’s movement in the 1970’s and beyond.
Early Life
Dolores Huerta was born Dolores Fernández in the mining community of Dawson, New Mexico, in 1930. Her father, Juan Fernández, was of Native American and Mexican heritage; her...
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