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

Compiled Oct 28

Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96 · Photo: The Associated Press

What specific cause of death did the family report, if any?

The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.

How did the farmworker community react to the revelation about César Chavez?

The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.

What became of the two children born from the alleged abuse?

Earlier this year she revealed she was sexually abused in the 1960s by César Chavez, which led to the birth of two children.

How is Huerta's legacy being formally memorialized beyond existing schools and murals?

The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.

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