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Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers Co-Founder and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined “Sí, se puede!”, has died at 96, NPR reports.

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Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers Co-Founder and Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, a prominent labor organizer, feminist and civil rights leader, has died at 96, according to NPR.

Huerta helped establish the United Farm Workers union, which sought better working conditions for people laboring in fruit and vegetable fields across the United States.

She also coined “Sí, se puede!”, a phrase that spread widely as a rallying cry.

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