Name a successful Woman of Color

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132. Dolores Huerta

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_Huerta
Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born April 10, 1930) is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who was the co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). Huerta helped organize the Delano grape strike in 1965 and was the lead negotiator in the workers’ contract that was created after the strike.[1]

Dolores Huerta

Dolores Huerta in 2016

BornDolores Clara Fernández
April 10, 1930 (age 87)
Dawson, New MexicoNationalityAmericanOccupationLabor leader and activistKnown forco-founder of the National Farmworkers Association withCésar Chávez, Delano grape strike,Sí se puede

Huerta has received numerous awards for her community service and advocacy for workers', immigrants', and women's rights, including theEugene V. Debs Foundation Outstanding American Award, the United States Presidential Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights[2] and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[3] She was inducted in the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993, the first Latina inductee.[4][5]

Huerta is the originator of the phrase, "Sí se puede".[6] As a role model to many in theLatino community, Huerta is the subject of many corridos (ballads) and murals.[7]