Although she initially opposed certain feminist concepts, such as the right to abortion and contraception, Huerta eventually became a strong proponent of women's rights.
Huerta alleges Cesar Chavez, with whom she co-founded the United Farm Workers union, sexually abused her decades ago.
Dolores Huerta Breaks Silence on Cesar Chavez Allegations: What ... - TIME
Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to breaking down barriers and cemented her place in history as one of the nation’s most influential labor leaders, civil rights icons and feminist activists.
American labor leader and activist Dolores Huerta is best known for her work on behalf of migrant farmworkers. In 1962 she and Cesar Chavez cofounded the National Farm Workers Association, the forerunner of the United Farm Workers (UFW).
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Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta is one of the most influential labor activists of the 20th century and a leader of the Chicano civil rights movement.
Dolores Huerta, one of the women accusing Cesar Chavez of sexual assault, worked with the civil rights icon to empower migrant farmworkers in the 1960s. Over decades of activism, she rose to...
Huerta was a young, energetic elementary school teacher when she decided to answer a calling that would set her on an incredible path. Frustrated by her students' poor living conditions, she thought she could do more by organizing farmworkers than trying to teach their hungry children.