Dolores Huerta, the legendary civil rights activist who helped build the United Farm Workers movement alongside Cesar Chavez before publicly accusing him of sexual assault decades later, has died at 96.

Huerta's family confirmed her death on Wednesday, October 28, bringing an end to a remarkable life spent fighting for farmworkers, women's rights, and Latino communities across the United States.

"We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today," her family said in a statement, per CNN . "As you can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for us, and we ask for privacy as we grieve this incredible loss to our family."

Born Dolores Clara Fernández on April 10, 1930, in Dawson, New Mexico, Huerta grew up in California, where her mother's involvement in the agricultural community helped shape her activism.…