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The True Life of Dolores Huertas | INDEPENDENT LENS | PBS
*In March 2026, years after this film was completed, new information emerged regarding allegations of sexual misconduct by César Chávez, including accounts involving Dolores Huerta.
Who is Dolores Huerta? One of the most important, yet least known activists of our time, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight for racial and labor justice, Huerta evolved into one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century — and she continues the fight to this day, in her late 80s.
With unprecedented access to this intensely private mother of 11, Peter Bratt's film "Dolores" chronicles Huerta’s life from her childhood in Stockton, California, to her early years with the United Farm Workers, from her work with the headline-making grape boycott launched in 1965 to her role in the feminist movement of the '70s, to her continued work as a fearless activist. Featuring interviews with Gloria Steinem, Luis Valdez, Angela Davis, her children and more, "Dolores" is an intimate and inspiring portrait of a passionate champion of the oppressed and an indomitable woman willing to accept the personal sacrifices involved in committing one’s life to social change.
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*In March 2026, years after this film was completed, new information emerged regarding allegations of sexual misconduct by César Chávez, including accounts involving Dolores Huerta.
Who is Dolores Huerta? One of the most important, yet least known activists of our time, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight for racial and labor justice, Huerta evolved into one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century — and she continues the fight to this day, in her late 80s.
With unprecedented access to this intensely private mother of 11, Peter Bratt's film "Dolores" chronicles Huerta’s life from her childhood in Stockton, California, to her early years with the United Farm Workers, from her work with the headline-making grape boycott launched in 1965 to her role in the feminist movement of the '70s, to her continued work as a fearless activist. Featuring interviews with Gloria Steinem, Luis Valdez, Angela Davis, her children and more, "Dolores" is an intimate and inspiring portrait of a passionate champion of the oppressed and an indomitable woman willing to accept the personal sacrifices involved in committing one’s life to social change.
#timeline #history #pbs
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