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Life Stories presents "Seeds of Change: The Life and Legacy of Dolores Huerta", a short documentary honoring the extraordinary life and work of a pioneering grassroots organizer, Chicano civil rights icon, feminist, and labor leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) alongside Cesar Chavez. At 95 years old, Huerta reflects on a lifetime of activism that transformed the lives of farmworkers across America.
00:00:08 Dolores Huerta and "Si Se Puede": introduction to the leader for labor rights
00:01:37 Dolores Huerta on farmworkers rights, labor rights, and the civil rights movement
00:03:31 Wasco farm labor camp & learning to organize with Fred Ross Sr
00:04:55 Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta: the beginning of United Farm Workers
00:05:44 Labor activism: UFW and organizing labor strikes for recognition
00:06:55 The grape boycott vs. Ronald Reagan in Delano
00:07:50 The 1970s: Gloria Steinem on Dolores Huerta and the women’s movement
00:09:22 Demonstration against pesticides and police brutality in San Francisco
00:09:43 On resilience and continuing the fight for farmworkers rights
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About Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta is a labor leader, civil rights icon and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association (later the UFW) with César Chávez in 1962. Born in Dawson, New Mexico, and raised in Stockton, California, she was shaped by her mother’s activism. Huerta co-led the 1965 Delano grape strike and drove national boycotts that secured a 1970 contract and helped pass California’s 1975 Agricultural Labor Relations Act. Honors include the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award (1998) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012). She leads the Dolores Huerta Foundation.
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Life Stories presents "Seeds of Change: The Life and Legacy of Dolores Huerta", a short documentary honoring the extraordinary life and work of a pioneering grassroots organizer, Chicano civil rights icon, feminist, and labor leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) alongside Cesar Chavez. At 95 years old, Huerta reflects on a lifetime of activism that transformed the lives of farmworkers across America.
00:00:08 Dolores Huerta and "Si Se Puede": introduction to the leader for labor rights
00:01:37 Dolores Huerta on farmworkers rights, labor rights, and the civil rights movement
00:03:31 Wasco farm labor camp & learning to organize with Fred Ross Sr
00:04:55 Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta: the beginning of United Farm Workers
00:05:44 Labor activism: UFW and organizing labor strikes for recognition
00:06:55 The grape boycott vs. Ronald Reagan in Delano
00:07:50 The 1970s: Gloria Steinem on Dolores Huerta and the women’s movement
00:09:22 Demonstration against pesticides and police brutality in San Francisco
00:09:43 On resilience and continuing the fight for farmworkers rights
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About Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta is a labor leader, civil rights icon and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association (later the UFW) with César Chávez in 1962. Born in Dawson, New Mexico, and raised in Stockton, California, she was shaped by her mother’s activism. Huerta co-led the 1965 Delano grape strike and drove national boycotts that secured a 1970 contract and helped pass California’s 1975 Agricultural Labor Relations Act. Honors include the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award (1998) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012). She leads the Dolores Huerta Foundation.
© Kunhardt Film Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
Free teaching resources here: lifestories.org/learning/resources-items/seeds-of-change-the-life-and-legacy-of-dolores-huerta-documentary-short-2025
Subscribe for more free documentaries: youtube.com/@lifestoriesdotorg?sub_confirmation=1
#SeedsofChange #DoloresHuerta #FreeDocumentary
