Ricky Rodriguez
Humanities 262 / Spanish 262
Spring 2018
Essay #2
Dolores Huerta Dolores Huerta is one of the most underdiscussed figures in the United Farm Workers movement. She worked alongside Cesar Chavez and even is credited with coining the “Si se puede” slogan of the movement. She is a recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Award, a recipient of the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, and the founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. Dolores Huerta is an incredibly inspiring Chicano figure whose legacy has no doubt been undermined by the fact that she is a female. On April 10, 1930, Dolores Huerta was born as Dolores Fernández in the town of Dawson, New México. Her parents, Juan and Alicia, were divorced by the time
Humanities 262 / Spanish 262
Spring 2018
Essay #2
Dolores Huerta Dolores Huerta is one of the most underdiscussed figures in the United Farm Workers movement. She worked alongside Cesar Chavez and even is credited with coining the “Si se puede” slogan of the movement. She is a recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Award, a recipient of the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, and the founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. Dolores Huerta is an incredibly inspiring Chicano figure whose legacy has no doubt been undermined by the fact that she is a female. On April 10, 1930, Dolores Huerta was born as Dolores Fernández in the town of Dawson, New México. Her parents, Juan and Alicia, were divorced by the time