Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of United Farm Workers, Dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, an influential labor leader, feminist, and civil rights icon who co-founded the United Farm Workers union and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!”, has died at the age of 96 in the United States.
Sioux Falls, SD, October 28, 2026 —
Dolores Huerta, an influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon who co-founded the United Farm Workers union, has died at age 96 in the United States. Huerta also coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!”
The information provided identifies Huerta’s role in founding the union and her place in labor and civil rights movements. It does not specify when or where in the United States she died, or provide details about the circumstances of her death. No cause of death was provided.
Huerta’s co-founding of the United Farm Workers and the phrase associated with her are the central details available about her public life. The summary describes her as influential, but does not provide further information about her work, the union’s history, or the origins and use of the phrase. Those details are not included here.
No information was provided about surviving family members, memorial plans or statements from the union, public officials or others. The summary also does not identify a source for the announcement. These details remain unspecified in the information available for this article.
Huerta was 96. The provided information establishes her death in the United States and notes her contributions as a labor leader and civil rights figure, while leaving the date, location and circumstances undisclosed.
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