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An American hero, Dolores Huerta is a civil rights leader, labor organizer, and advocate who dedicated her life to improving the lives of farm workers and working families. Born in Dawson, New Mexico, Huerta later moved to California, where she became a teacher and witnessed the poverty and hardships faced by farm workers and their children. She became a community organizer and, in 1962, was one of the founding leaders of the National Farm Workers Association. Alongside other labor organizers, Huerta helped organize strikes, marches, boycotts, voter registration drives, and political campaigns that fought for better wages, safer working conditions, and greater rights for farm workers. She played an important role in negotiating contracts and advocating for the rights of farm workers, while also becoming a powerful voice for women’s rights, immigrant rights, and Latino communities. In 2003, she founded the Dolores Huerta Foundation, which continues to empower communities through education, civic engagement, and social justice. Her lifelong commitment to equality, activism, and service has inspired generations of people to stand up for their rights and create positive change.