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Dolores Huerta, Pioneering U.S. Labor Leader and Civil Rights Icon, Passes Away at 96

Dolores Huerta, Pioneering U.S. Labor Leader and Civil Rights Icon, Passes Away at 96

Pioneering U.S. labour leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96
Pioneering U.S. labour leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96

Dolores Huerta took the reins of the U.S. farmworker movement in the 1960s with Chavez

Dolores Huerta, US labour leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, US labour leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, the US labour leader and civil rights icon whose union work changed the lives of migrant workers, has died, her family said Wednesday. She was 96. For nearly four decades Huerta...

Dolores Huerta, U.S. labour leader and civil rights icon, dead at 96
Dolores Huerta, U.S. labour leader and civil rights icon, dead at 96

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in fruit and vegetable fields in the United States and coined the enduring "Sí, se puede!" rallying cry,...

Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
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...

'Si, se puede': US civil rights icon Dolores Huerta dies at 96
'Si, se puede': US civil rights icon Dolores Huerta dies at 96

Influential US labour union co-founder, feminist, and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta died on Wednesday in Bakersfield, California, her family said. Credited with coining the enduring "Si, se...

Dolores Huerta, US Labor Leader and Force for Human Rights, Dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, US Labor Leader and Force for Human Rights, Dies at 96

By Bill Trott WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez and fought legislators and powerful ⁠growers ⁠in the US to improve the...

Dolores Huerta: Influential labor leader and civil rights icon dies aged 96
Dolores Huerta: Influential labor leader and civil rights icon dies aged 96

Huerta coined an iconic rallying cry and was jailed 22 times for union demonstrating

Dolores Huerta cause of death: All we know as co-founder of United Farm Workers dies at 96
Dolores Huerta cause of death: All we know as co-founder of United Farm Workers dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, a pioneering labor organizer and civil rights activist, has died at 96.

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