Dolores Huerta, Farmworker Rights Icon, Dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the union that became the United Farm Workers with César Chávez in 1962, died Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield, California, her family said through the Dolores Huerta Foundation. She was 96. Huerta coined the rallying cry “Sí, se puede” and served as the union’s vice-president for almost four decades. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Her family will share memorial plans later.
What’s confirmed
- Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the union that became the United Farm Workers with César Chávez in 1962, died Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield, California, her family said through the Dolores Huerta Foundation.
- She was 96.
- Huerta coined the rallying cry “Sí, se puede” and served as the union’s vice-president for almost four decades.
- She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.
- Her family will share memorial plans later.
Confirmed by 4 independent outlets: AP, BBC News, Los Angeles Times and TIME.
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Plus the primary source: the family’s statement.| ✓ | AP Counted https://apnews.com/article/dolores-huerta-dies-255fd49a5346475dbace4a74994b2c62 |
| ✓ | BBC News Counted https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwp8gdk3rzn3o |
| ✓ | Los Angeles Times Counted https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-10-28/dolores-huerta-dead |
| ✓ | TIME Counted https://time.com/article/2026/10/28/dolores-huerta-labor-leader-and-civil-rights-icon-dies-at-96/ |
| · | Primary source Plus the primary source: the family’s statement. https://doloreshuerta.org/category/press/ |
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- Published at 97% with 4 independent confirmations.
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