Dolores Huerta

Dolores Huerta is a celebrated civil rights icon and labor activist. Throughout her life, she dedicated herself to championing the rights of farmworkers, immigrants, women, and marginalized groups. She actively organized for these causes by participating in demonstrations and backing aligned political candidates. As a co-founder of the organization that became the United Farm Workers of America-which subsequently merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee-she helped secure improved wages and working conditions for laborers. She appeared in documentaries such as "Food Chains" (2014), "Dolores" (2017) and "American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez" (2026). In recognition of her lifelong commitment and achievements, she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Dolores Huerta died on October 28, 2026 in Bakersfield, CA at the age of 96.