Cesar Chavez has overshadowed Dolores’s Huerta’s role in the farmworker’s movement, despite her being one of the cofounders (NPR). In history he was the face of the movement, and there was hardly anything reported about Dolores Huerta despite being one of the few women taking charge and breaking down gender barriers one after another. Even the famous slogan she coined, “Si Se Puede” has previously been credited towards Cesar Chavez multiple times, not giving her the respect and praise she deserves. With 11 children, Dolores set aside her family to go out and fight for the rights of her people, for the rights of her fellow farmworkers (Dolores). Huerta grew up with feminist roots inspired by her mother, and she quickly realized she has a passion for organizing sharing similar visions with Chavez. Throughout her trajectory she’s accomplished great things, she became one of the UFW’s most visible speakers, she was instrumental in securing Aid for Dependent Families, disability …show more content…
According to a PBS documentary that focused on the UFW, farmworkers wanted and demanded the opportunities any other American had, such as education for their children, proper housing, and an actual living wage (PBS). They would make approximately $2 per day and $2,500 a year (PBS). If today they were still being paid the same price, none of them would survive because that’s barely enough for a soft drink at a restaurant. Among other things, farmworkers spent hours doing back-breaking work, they worked in fields that were sprayed with poisonous pesticides, didn’t have access to portable potties, were forced to drink either from the same cup of water or pay an additional 25 cents per cup, and lived in segregated housing (PBS). Farmworkers back then and now continue to be trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty and inhumane