Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta is a renowned civil rights activist and American labor leader who has worked tirelessly for women's and worker's rights. She cofounded the National Farmworkers Association, now known as United Farm Workers, with Cesar E. Chavez,and in 2002 she founded the Dolores Huerta Foundation, which creates leadership opportunities for community organizing, civic engagement, and policy advocacy. She has been honored with the Presidential Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Radcliffe Medal. She lives in Bakersfield, California. Read More Read Less