Labor activist Dolores Huerta died at 96 at her Bakersfield home
Dolores Huerta, the labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers, died at 96. Her family said through the Dolores Huerta Foundation that she died Wednesday, Oct. 28, at home in Bakersfield, California, and asked for privacy. A Facebook report said she died of cancer. Huerta coined “Sí, se puede!”
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Dolores Huerta died Wednesday, Oct. 28, at her home in Bakersfield, California, after co-founding the United Farm Workers and becoming a prominent labor and civil rights activist. She was 96. The Dolores Huerta Foundation said she died surrounded by close family. A Facebook post reported that Huerta died from cancer; her family’s statement did not mention a cause. Huerta also co-founded the foundation bearing her name and coined “Sí, se puede!”, which became a widespread rallying cry. She kept a busy schedule into her 90s, marching in protests and speaking across the country about race, poverty, LGBTQ+ and women’s rights on behalf of the foundation. Her family asked for privacy and said it would share plans to recognize and celebrate her life and legacy.
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- Facebook — Dolores Huerta, the pioneering labor leader and civil rights ...
- PBS News — Dolores Huerta, labor and civil rights icon, dies at 96 | PBS News
- Associated Press — Dolores Huerta, United Farmworkers co-founder and civil rights icon, has died | AP News
- doloreshuerta.org — In Memory of Dolores Huerta - Dolores Huerta Foundation
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PBS NewsHour’s Facebook post and PBS.org report Huerta’s death at home, while the Dolores Huerta Foundation says she died at her Bakersfield home and AP News reports that she died at home. AP News is an independent report; the PBS.org story is AP-reported, and the Facebook post repeats PBS NewsHour coverage.