Dolores Huerta
Title
Dolores Huerta
Subject
Labor and women's rights activism
Description
Labor activist whose work creating the United Farm Workers Union gave a disenfranchised group of laborers a voice in work relations
Creator
Amy French
Source
Image: Wiki Commons
Birth Date
1930
Birthplace
Dawson, New Mexico, USA
Occupation
Labor leader and civil rights activist
Biographical Text
Dolores Huerta is probably best known for her fight alongside Cesar Chavez to bring some of the nation's most downtrodden workers, farm employees, collective bargaining. Huerta was an extraordinarily influential advocate for farm-workers, but later in her life she took a leave of absence from labor activism to fight for women's rights. She encouraged Hispanic women to run for political office; her campaign resulted in a significant increase in the numbers of women representatives at local, state, and federal levels. Huerta continues to advocate for women, children, and the working poor.
Bibliography
De Ruiz, Dana Catherine and Richard Larios. La Causa: The Migrant Farmworkers' Story. (Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1992).
Dunne, John Gregory. Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike. (Farrar, 1976).
Also see, National Women's History Museum: http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/dolores-fernandez-huerta/
Dolores Huerta Foundaion: http://doloreshuerta.org/dolores-huerta/
Radio recording titled Women Who Dared: http://www.delta.edu/socsci/history/this-moment-in-time.aspx
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