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Dolores Huerta, Farmworker Rights Icon, Dies at 96

Original: "She Was A Fighter": Dolores Huerta, Legendary Farmworker Organizer & Activist, Dies at 96 "Immigrant rights and labor i

Dolores Huerta, the legendary labor organizer and immigrant rights activist, has died at the age of 96. Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 and later the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez, becoming one of the most influential figures in American labor history. Tributes are highlighting her decades of fighting for farmworkers, women, and immigrant communities.

Why now: The death of a major civil rights and labor leader prompts widespread tributes and reflection on her legacy.

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• "She Was A Fighter": Dolores Huerta, Legendary Farmworker Organizer & Activist, Dies at 96 "Immigrant rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96. Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 and then the United Farm Workers of… · ml@eldritch.cafe · 2

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