Explained: Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96

Dolores Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union with César Chavez in 1962.

United Farm Workers (UFW)

A labor union for farmworkers co-founded by Dolores Huerta and César Chavez in 1962.

Delano Grape Strike

A five-year strike by Filipino and Mexican American grape pickers that Huerta joined on the picket line.

Presidential Medal of Freedom

The United States' highest civilian honor, awarded to Huerta by President Obama in 2012.

collective bargaining

Negotiations between unions and employers over contracts, which Huerta helped secure for farmworkers.

Sí, se puede

Spanish-language slogan coined by Huerta meaning 'Yes, it can be done.'