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October 28, 2026
Dolores Huerta, Farmworker Leader and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 96
- Huerta co-founded the farmworker union with César Chávez and helped win collective bargaining agreements and benefits for farmworkers; she coined the rallying cry “Sí, se puede.”
- Her activism also championed voting and immigrant rights, gender equality and other causes, earning her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
- In 2026, Huerta publicly disclosed that Chávez sexually abused her in the 1960s and that they had two children.
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- Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, DiesOct 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM · NYT
- Dolores Huerta, farmworker and civil rights activist, dies at 96Oct 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM · NBC
- Dolores Huerta, pioneering labor activist, dies at 96Oct 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM · Axios
- Dolores Huerta, United Farmworkers co-founder and civil rights icon, has diedOct 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM · AP
- Dolores Huerta: Influential labor leader and civil rights icon dies aged 96Oct 28, 2026 at 4:20 PM · Independent
- US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96Oct 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM · BBC
- Longtime Labor Organizer Dolores Huerta Dies at 96Oct 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM · WSJ
- Labor activist Dolores Huerta dies at 96Oct 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM · The Hill
- Dolores Huerta, labor activist and civil rights icon, dies at age 96Oct 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM · CBS News
- Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta has died at 96Oct 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM · NPR