Helen Fabela Chávez

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Helen Fabela Chávez was a Mexican-American labor activist and the longtime partner of César Chávez, who played a crucial but often behind-the-scenes role in the United Farm Workers movement.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican-American
civil rights activist
human
labor activist
areaOfActivism Latino civil rights
farm workers' rights
labor rights
associatedWith California farm worker communities
United Farm Workers of America
cause collective bargaining rights for farm workers
economic justice for agricultural laborers
improved working conditions for farm workers
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicity Mexican-American
familyName Chávez
Fabela
fullName Helen Fabela Chávez
gender female
givenName Helen
languageSpoken English
Spanish
maritalStatus married to César Chávez
movement Chicano movement
United Farm Workers
farm workers' rights movement
notableFor behind-the-scenes leadership in the United Farm Workers movement
key but often unrecognized leader in the United Farm Workers
longtime partner and collaborator of César Chávez
notableRelative César Chávez
notableWork supporting national boycotts for farm workers
supporting the Delano grape strike
occupation bookkeeper
farm worker
labor organizer
partner César Chávez
religion Roman Catholicism
role administrative backbone of the United Farm Workers
financial manager for the United Farm Workers
supporter of farm worker strikes and boycotts
sphereOfInfluence American labor movement
Mexican-American community in the United States
spouse César Chávez

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Helen Fabela Chávez
fullName
César Chávez
spouse

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