Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
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 "Si, se puede!" that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96.
Dolores Huerta, a pivotal figure in labor rights, has died at the age of 96. She was instrumental in co-founding the United Farm Workers, an organization dedicated to improving conditions for farm laborers. Huerta is also remembered for popularizing the phrase “Si, se puede!,” which became a significant rallying cry.
- Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has died at 96.
- The union focused on improving working conditions in fruit and vegetable fields.
- Huerta coined the phrase “Si, se puede!,” which became a widely recognized rallying cry.
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