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Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96

NPR Business·Oct 28, 2026 · 11:10 AM CT
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Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union and coined the rallying cry 'Sí, se puede,' has died at 96. Her family said through her foundation that she died Wednesday at home.

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