San Diegans remember Dolores Huerta as iconic leader, personal inspiration and friend
Dolores Huerta, icon of the farmworkers rights movement, died Wednesday in Bakersfield. She was 96.
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Dolores Huerta, icon of the farmworkers rights movement, died Wednesday in Bakersfield. She was 96.
Bay Area leaders remember Dolores Huerta as a mentor whose personal encouragement helped turn their convictions into action.
Bay Area leaders remember Dolores Huerta as a mentor whose personal encouragement helped turn their convictions into action.
Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” that became a widespread rallying cry.
Dolores Huerta, the labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union, died at age 96.
Dolores Huerta, a civil rights activist, feminist and labor leader, has died. She was 96.
Dolores Huerta, the labor and civil rights leader who co-founded the union that became the United Farm Workers of America, has died at 96, her family announced.
Dolores Huerta's death has sparked an outpouring of emotions from activists, including many who credit the civil rights icon with inspiring them to become public servants and community organizers.
Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers of America and spent decades fighting for social justice, is being remembered for her lifelong commitment to empowering others.
California's iconic labor leader, Dolores Huerta, has died at the age of 96, her family said on Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy of community activism that her protégés say should last on because of how...
California's iconic labor leader Dolores Huerta has died at the age of 96, her family announced on Wednesday.
Dolores Huerta's passing prompted leaders from across the country to pen touching tributes.
Dolores Huerta, 96, died in her home in Bakersfield Wednesday morning, according to her family.
Dolores Huerta, a towering figure in the farmworker and labor movement in California has died at age 96.
American labor activist and United Farm Workers of America co-founder Dolores Huerta speaking during a rally in California in the mid-1970s.Cathy Murphy/Getty
Dolores Huerta was a labor activist and civil rights leader who co-founded the group that later became the United Farm Workers.
Huerta fought for farm workers' rights in the 1960s and 1970s and had continued to work addressing immigration and voting issues.
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” has died. She was 96.
Activist Dolores Huerta, who helped lead the 1960s farmworkers movement in California alongside Cesar Chavez, died Oct. 28, 2026.
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Dolores Huerta has died. Her family says the United Farm Workers co-founder, civil rights icons and feminist activist died Wednesday at the age of 96. As a schoolteacher in California’s
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