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My children grew up very resourceful and strong in spite of them having to live with different families and that I had to drag them all over the country with me.

Dolores Huerta

A women’s place in history has never been given the attention that it needs to be given, and that’s why we have a lot of the misogyny in our society today.
DOLORES HUERTA

History Ourselves Place Society Woman
I’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.
DOLORES HUERTA

Attention Fact People Poison
If we don’t have workers organized into labor unions, we’re in great peril of losing our democracy.
DOLORES HUERTA

Democracy Organization Ourselves Work
I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.
DOLORES HUERTA

Care Food Growth Happiness Ourselves People See
When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that’s what makes a leader.
DOLORES HUERTA

Choice Give Up Leadership Resource Time
Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.
DOLORES HUERTA

Active Opportunity Ourselves Promote Time
I had been a Girl Scout from the time I was 8 to the time I was 18 years old. I had belonged to my church organization and youth groups. But, you never really found a way that you could make a change.
DOLORES HUERTA

Change Myself Time Youth
When a group of people get together, it’s collective power. You know that you’re doing it for the good.
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Collection Goodness Group People Power Togetherness Yourself
As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
DOLORES HUERTA

Injustice Young Yourself
People can take power over their communities and over their lives. Some people don’t realize they can do that. They think ‘It’s OK for other people, but I myself can’t do it.’ Hopefully, that will come out of the film.
DOLORES HUERTA

Community Hope Live Myself People Realization
The racist rhetoric from politicians is inspiring people to organize, as more people see what happens by not getting active.
DOLORES HUERTA

Active Inspirational Ourselves Politics Race
Employers able to work together with workers and sharing gains and profits will lead to a much better world, getting away from income inequality.
DOLORES HUERTA

Employee Income Inequality Togetherness
We need to keep ringing the bell, wake people up to get our democracy together. Farm workers are like a symbol, and it is good that people are paying attention.
DOLORES HUERTA

Attention Ourselves Pay People Symbol Wake Work
I quit because I can’t stand seeing kids come to class hungry and needing shoes. I thought I could do more by organizing farm workers than by trying to teach their hungry children.
DOLORES HUERTA

Hungry Myself Organization Quit Stand Teaching Try
I think we brought to the world, the United States anyway, the whole idea of boycotting as a nonviolent tactic. I think we showed the world that nonviolence can work to make social change.
DOLORES HUERTA

Change Ideas Myself Social Thinking Violence World
It’s important to realize that we all need to work together. With Weaving Movements, we are all interdependent and we all have to work together. If we could just realize that and understand that, we’ll keep our country strong.
DOLORES HUERTA

Country Important Movement Realization Strong Togetherness Work

My children grew up very resourceful and strong in spite of them having to live with different families and that I had to drag them all over the country with me.

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My children grew up very resourceful and strong in spite of them having to live with different families and that I had to drag them all over the country with me.

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