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Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers Co-Founder, Dies at 96
Original: Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez and became one of America's most prominent labor and civil rights leaders, has died at 96. Attention is turning to her legacy and to her revelation in early 2026 that Chavez had raped her decades earlier, adding a complicated dimension to the history of the iconic union movement.
Why now: The death of a major civil rights and labor figure, coupled with her recent disclosures about Chavez, has prompted wide discussion of her legacy.
Dolores HuertaCesar ChavezUnited Farm Workers
Evidence
- Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies · The New York Times
She founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez. In early 2026, she told The Times that she had been raped by him decades earlier. She was 96.
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