Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
6 sources·Updated October 29, 2026
Dolores Huerta death
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- Rolling Stone·3h agoBecky G Remembers ‘True Legend’ Dolores Huerta: ‘Knowing You is One of My Life’s Greatest Joys’
The labor leader and civil rights icon died on Wednesday at 96
Read at Rolling Stone → - Guardian World·5h agoTributes pour in for labor leader Dolores Huerta: ‘Fought for farm workers to the very end’
Lawmakers, activists and union leaders across the US remember the co-founder of United Farm Workers union Following the news that Dolores Huerta – the civil rights icon who popularized the rallying cry “Sí, se puede! – had died at the age of 96 on Wednesday, activists, lawmakers…
Read at Guardian World → - ABC News Top·5h agoDolores Huerta, civil rights icon, dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers, has died at 96, her family said.
Read at ABC News Top → - Forbes Business·7h agoDolores Huerta Spoke To Forbes About Her Legacy And Continued Activism 1 Year Before Her Death
The civil rights and labor activist died on Thursday at age 96, her family said.
Read at Forbes Business → - NPR News Now·11h agoDolores 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.
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