Dolores Huerta

The first time women history was celebrated, it was only for a week. In 1981 women’s history week was declared by congress as a national celebration, but the week wasn't truly celebrated until March 7, 1982. For the next five years it was celebrated as a week, but in 1987 the National Women’s History Project petitioned that the week should be turned into a month. Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 that turned the week into a month. Without all of the women that have worked and are still working…

work impacted not only the southwest immigrant farm workers, but a variety of religious groups and minorities (“History Makers: César”). With his biggest accomplishment being the co-founding the United Farm Workers Association in 1962 along with Dolores Hueta, he was also credited with the work of passing the legislation enacting the first Bill of Rights for agricultural workers (“Friend to Farm”). He led a series of marches, boycott’s, and strikes to fight for his beliefs as well as his…

nonviolent actions and not long after, he met Fred Ross who was a very popular community organizer. Chavez ended up quitting his job and joined Ross, becoming a “full-time organizer for the Community Services Organization (CSO).” In 1962 he along with Dolores Huerta formed the National Farm Workers Association, later on known as the United Farm Workers (UFW). Through the UFW’s involvement, he was able to lead many hunger strikes such as the grape strike which took place in Delano, California in…

American trade union leader, born March 31, 1927 near Yuma (Arizona) and died on April 23, 1993 in St. Louis (Arizona). Cesar Chavez was the founder of the unit of agricultural workers, who, since 1964, brought together migrant laborers, most of them Hispanic, to fight for the improvement of their working conditions. Cesar Chavez belonged to a family of Mexican immigrants employed in agricultural work. His childhood was stage a succession of fields of work between California and Arizona, which…

Imagine having to bend down from dawn to dusk, working in 100 degree weather while picking out fruits and vegetables without any breaks. It’s exhausting, boring, and hurts your back. There are no bathroom facilities including having to sleep in a uncomfortable small dirty shack. You’re paid very little which is about a dollar an hour. Although grateful to have work, you feel disrespected. One of the most controversial issues in our complicated history was the mistreatment of fieldworkers. Many…

In the first place, I knew certain information about Dolores Huerta while in high school and from what I could remember I found her interesting. After doing further research on her accomplishments and her fight for farmer workers conditions, I now respect her and admire her. Her unstoppable fight to better the working conditions of workers, the raise of pay and to stop the exploitation is commendable, the passion she puts in her activism is what makes me associate her to my father. My father was…

The 1960’s were a decade of great social change. In the Civil Rights Movement many groups caught American attention. These groups advocated for rights of African Americans, Latinos, women and farmers. Four important groups that came to power during the 1960’s were SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference), SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee), NOW (National Organization of Women), and UFW (United Farm Workers). The Southern Christian Leadership Conference gained popularity…

Rhetorical Analysis of Miss Representation Miss Representation, a documentary film produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, premiered in 2011 and quickly received the concern of audience because of the controversial issue that it raised. Through the popular culture, women are told how to be femininity since they are young. In other words, the traditional feminine norms have caused many restrictions on feminine self-expression and development. When Newsom was pregnant with her daughter, she was…

war against France and Britain lasted nearly to the Mexican Revolution as Napoleon’s government falls into disarray and the revolutionaries began to gain momentum. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a middle aged priest living in the parish of Dolores. Hidalgo was a Crillo by birth, and had a pro-Indian sentiment. He organized his revolution through a so called “Literary Club”. The club plotted their uprising to take place in December; however, the plot was uncovered in early September and…

Labor unions are an alternative employment method and have been controversial since the beginning. A labor union is a group of workers that form together creating a union and make sure that fair working conditions are set and that employment regulations are met and not broken. Unions are a way for the working class to be heard by big business. Union supporters argue that individual workers are powerless against large businesses and corporations. In order to achieve fair wages and benefits,…