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

October 28, 2026 · 4:10 pm 2 sources

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• Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
  NPR · October 28, 2026 16:10
  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, California labor leader and civil rights champion, dies aged 96
  The Guardian · October 28, 2026 16:40
  Huerta co-founded United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, improving pay and conditions for farm workers Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Dolores Huerta, an iconic 1960s labor union leader and civil rights activist, died on Wednesday in California at the age of 96, her family…