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Dolores Huerta

American labor leader (born 1930)

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Dolores Huerta ( born April 10, 1930) 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 helped organize the Delano grape strike in 1965, managing boycott campaigns on the east coast and negotiating with the grape companies to end the strike.

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🇺🇸 Labor rights leader Dolores Huerta says she was sexually abused by César Chavez (2026-03-18)
In a statement released Wednesday, Huerta said she stayed silent for 60 years out of concern that her words would hurt the farmworker movement....
🇺🇸 Cesar Chavez abused and raped women and girls, NYT investigation says (2026-03-18)
A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organi...
🇺🇸 US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta accuses Cesar Chavez of sexual assault (2026-03-18)
🇺🇸 Dolores Huerta alleges assault by Cesar Chavez amid abuse claims (2026-03-18)
Allegations of abuse of women and girls by union leader Cesar Chavez were first reported by the New York Times on Wednesday....

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