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My mother was a very wonderful woman. When she and my dad divorced, she moved to California and worked two jobs in the cannery at night and as a waitress during the day. But she saved enough money to establish a restaurant.

~Dolores Huerta

Topics: California Dad Day Divorced Enough Enough Money Establish Jobs Money Mother Moved Night Restaurant Saved She Two Very Waitress Woman Wonderful Worked

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Professional farmworkers who know how to do a number of different jobs, whether it be pruning or picking or crafting, they see themselves as professionals, and they take a lot of pride in that work. They don't see themselves as doing work that is demeaning.

~Dolores Huerta

Topics: Crafting Demeaning Different Doing How Jobs Know Lot Number Picking Pride Professional Professionals Pruning See Take Themselves Whether Who Work

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My dad was very intelligent, had a very strong personality. I was amazed with my father.

~Dolores Huerta

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I started really noticing, more and more, how men will plagiarize and take credit for women's work... I've noticed that it just happens a lot.

~Dolores Huerta

Topics: Credit Happens How Just Lot Men More More And More Noticed Noticing Really Started Take Will Women Work

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I always saw my role as getting LGBT to support the immigrant rights movement - which they did - and getting Latino organizations to support the women's movement, for reproductive rights. So that's kind of the work that I've always been doing.

~Dolores Huerta

Topics: Always Been Did Doing Getting Immigrant Kind Latino Movement Organizations Reproductive Rights Rights Movement Role Saw Support Which Women Work

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My son Emilio is running for Congress to continue the fight for social justice.

~Dolores Huerta

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: April 10th, 1930

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