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Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the enduring “Sí, se puede!” rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Huerta died of cancer Wednesday at…

Ms. Huerta, a champion for workers and Latinos, revealed this year that she had been sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez. But some women said she rebuffed their own complaints about abuse within the movement.

Frida screenwriter and Selena writer/director Gregory Nava is mourning the loss of his friend Dolores Huerta, the civil rights icon who died today at age 96. Nava and his wife Barbara Martinez Jitner were by Huerta’s side in her final moments.…

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, spent decades fighting for marginalized communities and inspired generations with her rallying cry “Sí se puede.” NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports.

Calls to continue Dolores Huerta’s advocacy for workers – and her promotion of voting – follow her death.

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers, has died at 96, her family said.

A pioneering labor organizer who co-founded the United Farm Workers union, Huerta spent a lifetime fighting for migrant laborers' rights, advocating for women and supporting marginalized communities

Dolores Huerta fought for causes even in her golden years, when many others would be enjoying retirement

The United Farm Workers co-founder behind “Sí, se puede” leaves a towering legacy of victories for farmworkers, women and Latino communities.

Becky G shared a tribute to Dolores Huerta, one of the nation's most influential labor leaders, following her death on Wednesday at the age of 96.

Becky G shared a tribute to Dolores Huerta, one of the nation's most influential labor leaders, following her death on Wednesday at the age of 96.

In a statement shared through her foundation, Huerta’s team said she died Wednesday at home in Bakersfield, California, “surrounded by her close family.”

Activist Dolores Huerta, who helped lead the 1960s farmworkers movement in California alongside Cesar Chavez, died Wednesday.

Labor movement leader Dolores Huerta, who founded the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez, has died at age 96, her family said Wednesday.…