Dolores Huerta

Labor Leader and Activist

Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association, Dolores Huerta is one the century’s most powerful and respected labor movement leaders, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. At 89, Dolores Huerta continues to work tirelessly developing leaders and advocating for the working poor, women, and children. As founder and president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, she travels across the country engaging in campaigns and influencing legislation that supports equality and defends civil rights.