Dolores Huerta: Labor Rights Pioneer

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What was the primary reason Dolores Huerta decided to stop teaching and start organizing farm workers?

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She saw many hungry farm children coming to school.

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Which organization did Dolores Huerta co-found with César Chávez in 1962?

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National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)

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What significant event did Dolores Huerta help organize in 1965?

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The Delano strike of grape workers

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What one was NOT a goal of the United Farm Workers’ Union under Huerta's leadership? Options: protest to increase the price of grapes, advocate for safer work conditions, negotiate contracts, organize workers

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protest to increase the price of grapes

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Which award did Dolores Huerta receive in 2012?

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

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What was the impact of the 1973 grape boycott led by Huerta?

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It resulted in the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975.

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How did Huerta's early life experiences influence her activism?

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She was motivated by her mother's community activism and treatment of workers.

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What was one of the challenges Huerta faced during her activism?

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Ethnic and gender bias

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What was one of the focuses of Huerta's work during the 1990s and 2000s? Options: Promoting tourism in California, Electing more Latinos and women to political office, Increasing the production of grapes, Writing a book about her life

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Electing more Latinos and women to political office

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What is one challenge the farm workers were facing?

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Farm workers worked many hours and got very little pay and were being treated horribly by farm owners.