Dolores Huerta died Wednesday at the age of 96, her family announced. She co-founded the United Farm Workers union with César Chávez in 1962 and played a central role in negotiating collective agreements and improving working conditions on American farms. Her slogan, “Sí, se puede,” meaning “Yes, it can be done,” became a rallying cry in several social justice movements and was notably adopted by Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign. The labor, civil rights and women’s rights activist received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 and also revealed in 2026 that Chávez had sexually abused her in the 1960s.
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