Dolores Huerta Stands Strong: The Woman Who Demanded Justice

by Marlene Targ Brill

Book Overview

Today, we know Dolores Huerta as the cofounder, with Cesar Chavez, of the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers of America. We know her as a tireless advocate for the rights of farmworkers, Mexican American immigrants, women, and LGBTQ populations. And we know her as the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in 2012. Before all that, though, Huerta was a child in the farming community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821423304
• ISBN13: 9780821423301
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8