Dolores Huerta
April 10, 1930
Labor leader and activist
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Childhood
Her parents divorced when Huerta was three years old and her mother moved to Stockton California, Huerta's grandfather helped raise Huerta and her siblings while her mother worked as a waitress until she was able to buy a motel room.
Education
She went to the University of the Pacific, San Joanquin Delta Collage, in 1955 her career began as an activist when she co-founded the Stockton chapter of the Community Service Organization, which led voter registration drives and fought for economics. She also founded the Agric
Accomplishments
Huerta helped create the national climate that led to the passage in 1975 of the agricultural, the first law recognizing the rights of California farm workers to bargain collectively.
Later Years
In 2012, President Barack Obama awarded her the presidential medal of freedom. She started to fight for justice and equal rights within labor communities.
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Dolores
Brave, Fearless, Independent
Mother of Camila Chavez, Daughter of Alica Chavez
Who loved equality, her family, and helping others
Who hated unfairness, loved to help other people
Who feared that kids come to school without food
Who was a leader of nationwide of boycotts in 1970´s
Who´s dream was to support women´s laborers
Born in Dawson, New Mexico
Huerta
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