Dolores Huerta, influential labour leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96

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Dolores Huerta , the pioneering labor organizer who co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined the rallying cry "Sí, se puede," died Wednesday at 96, her family announced on her Instagram account. Labour leader and feminist activist Dolores Huerta died at the age of 96 this week. Covered by 6 outlets: 2 lean left, 4 are centre.
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