Dolores Huerta, who co-founded what became known as the United Farm Workers union to help secure better pay for laborers, has died at age 96.

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

In a separate statement, Huerta's family remarked on the "incredible loss" and said they will "share plans to recognize and celebrate" her legacy at a future date. While a cause of death was not shared, the New York Times, citing family spokesperson Erik Olvera, said cancer was behind her passing.

Huerta, who campaigned for the rights of migrant laborers throughout the 1960s and '70s, is credited with coining the rallying cry “Sí, se puede”—“Yes, we can.” The phrase inspired generations and was famously adopted by former President Barack Obama, who presented Huerta with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012.

Upon receiving the award, Huerta credited the advice her mother had once given her: "If you…