Dolores Huerta, pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon who cofounded the United Farm Workers

Huerta cofounded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez and spent decades advocating for workers, women, immigrants, and underserved communities. • She helped lead campaigns for better wages, safer working conditions, and collective bargaining rights for agricultural laborers. • Huerta was a skilled strategist and organizer whose work brought national attention to the challenges faced by farmworkers. • Her activism extended beyond labor rights, including efforts for gender equality, voting access, and broader political representation. • The phrase “Sí, se puede,” widely associated with her organizing, became a lasting rallying cry for social movements. Huerta’s influence reached far beyond the fields of California, shaping generations of activists and public leaders. Her death marks the loss of one of the most consequential figures in the modern American labor and civil rights movements.