Dolores Clara Fernández
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Dolores Clara Fernández, better known as Dolores Huerta, is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers and became a prominent advocate for farmworkers’ and Latino rights.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latino civil rights activist
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ labor leader ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| activismFocus |
collective bargaining rights for agricultural workers
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education access for Latino communities ⓘ improving working conditions for farmworkers ⓘ voting rights for Latinos ⓘ women's political participation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dolores Clara Huerta
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Dolores Huerta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
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Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf |
National Farm Workers Association
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United Farm Workers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mexican American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Fernández
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Huerta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Latino rights
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civil rights ⓘ community organizing ⓘ labor rights ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| givenName | Dolores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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Chicano Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ labor movement ⓘ |
| name | Dolores Clara Fernández NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for gender equality within labor movements
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advocacy for immigration reform ⓘ grassroots organizing in rural communities ⓘ negotiating contracts for farmworkers ⓘ organizing grape boycotts in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for Latino rights in the United States
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advocacy for farmworkers' rights ⓘ organizing agricultural laborers in California ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | progressivism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | vice president of United Farm Workers ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sloganCoined | Sí, se puede ⓘ |
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