Notable Quote: 'Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.'ĭolores Huerta was born on April 10, 1930, in Dawson, New Mexico, to Juan and Alicia Chavez Fernandez.Children: Camila Chavez, Lori Head, Alicia Huerta, Emilio Huerta, Celeste Head, Fidel Huerta, Juan Chavez-Thomas, Maria Elena Chavez, Vincent Huerta, Ricky Chavez, Angela Cabrera.Awards and Honors: Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights (1998), Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship (2002), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012), Community of Christ International Peace Award (2007), Glamour Lifetime Achievement Award (2020).Education: San Joaquin Delta College, University of the Pacific.

Parents: Alicia Chavez and Juan Fernandez.Born: April 10, 1930, in Dawson, New Mexico.Also Known As: Dolores Fernández Huerta.Known For: Co-founder and key leader of the United Farm Workers, social activist, and feminist leader, who also organized the UFW's grape boycott effort.

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