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Dolores Huerta Passes Away

Updated 2026-10-28 16:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

Labor leader Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union and civil rights icon, has died at age 96. Her legacy includes improving working conditions for farm workers and popularizing the phrase 'Sí, se puede!'.

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

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.

2026-10-28 16:10 UTC