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Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta is a renowned American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Gilbert Padilla…
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Hello. My name is Dolores. A long, long time ago, in the year 1930, I was born. When I grew up, I became a teacher. I loved my students, but something made me feel sad. Many of their parents were farmworkers, and the children came to my class feeling very hungry. It made my heart sad to see them hungry. I wanted to help them have enough food to eat. So, I decided that instead of being a teacher in a classroom, I would become a helper for their families.
Do you know what farmworkers do? They are very important helpers. They work in big fields to pick the yummy fruits and vegetables we all eat, like sweet strawberries and crunchy carrots. But the farmworkers were not being treated fairly. My good friend César Chávez and I started working together to help them. We helped them ask for better pay so they could buy food for their families. We also helped them ask for safer, kinder places to work.
I have a special saying that I love to share. It goes like this: '¡Sí, se puede!'. Can you say that with me? It means, 'Yes, we can!'. It is a happy and hopeful saying. It helps us remember that when we all work together, we can do amazing things. We can make the world a better and kinder place for everyone. Even today, I am still working to help people.
Dolores Huerta: A Helper's Story
Hello. My name is Dolores. A long, long time ago, in the year 1930, I was born. When I grew up, I became a teacher. I loved my students, but something made me feel sad. Many of their parents were farmworkers, and the children came to my class feeling very hungry. It made my heart sad to see them hungry. I wanted to help them have enough food to eat. So, I decided that instead of being a teacher in a classroom, I would become a helper for their families.
Do you know what farmworkers do? They are very important helpers. They work in big fields to pick the yummy fruits and vegetables we all eat, like sweet strawberries and crunchy carrots. But the farmworkers were not being treated fairly. My good friend César Chávez and I started working together to help them. We helped them ask for better pay so they could buy food for their families. We also helped them ask for safer, kinder places to work.
I have a special saying that I love to share. It goes like this: '¡Sí, se puede!'. Can you say that with me? It means, 'Yes, we can!'. It is a happy and hopeful saying. It helps us remember that when we all work together, we can do amazing things. We can make the world a better and kinder place for everyone. Even today, I am still working to help people.
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Dolores Huerta is a renowned American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Gilbert Padilla, founded the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). César Chávez joined the National Farm Workers Association shortly after it was started by Dolores Huerta and Gilbert Padilla.
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