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Dolores Huerta, Chicana activist and defender of farmworker rights, dies at 96

States Newsroom · October 28, 2026

This story was originally reported by The 19th. Dolores Huerta, who rose to national prominence as the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, and was known for her advocacy for women farmworkers, died on Wednesday. She was 96. Huerta was born in New Mexico but spent most of her life in California’s…

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Dolores Huerta, Chicana activist and defender of farmworker rights, dies at 96

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