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'Si, se puede': US civil rights icon Dolores Huerta dies at 96
Influential US labour union co-founder, feminist, and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta died on Wednesday in Bakersfield, California, her family said. Credited with coining the enduring "Si, se puede!
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Dolores Huerta, a co‑founder of a major U.S. labor union, a feminist, and a civil‑rights icon, died on Wednesday in Bakersfield, California, her family said. She was 96 years old. Huerta is best known for coining the phrase “Si, se puede!” which has become a rallying cry for workers and activists. Her passing marks the loss of a key figure in American labor and civil‑rights history.
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