Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers Co-Founder, Dies At 96
Dolores Huerta, an influential activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, died Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield, California. She was 96.
Sioux Falls, SD, October 28, 2026 —
Dolores Huerta, an influential activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America, died Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield, California. She was 96.
The information provided identifies Huerta as both an activist and a co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America. It does not provide further details about her work, the organization’s history, or the events surrounding her death.
Huerta died at her home in Bakersfield, according to the available summary. No specific date was provided for Wednesday, and no cause of death was stated. The summary also did not identify family members, colleagues, or organizational representatives who may have commented on her death.
The description of Huerta as influential places her among figures recognized for activism, but the information provided does not outline particular campaigns, achievements, or periods of her life. It gives no details about her early life, career, or public activities beyond her connection to the United Farm Workers of America.
Further particulars—including funeral or memorial arrangements, any statement from the organization, and additional biographical information—were not included in the summary. Accordingly, those details cannot be confirmed here. The reported facts are that Huerta died Wednesday at her Bakersfield home, was 96, and co-founded the United Farm Workers of America.
Story summarized from the original created by Jasmine Aguilera on time.com, see more information here.
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