The conditions were terrible. The farmworkers were only earning about 70 cents an hour at that time - 90 cents was the highest wage that they were earning. They didn't have toilets in the fields; they didn't have cold drinking… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
When you talk about sacrifices, the ones in my family who have sacrificed are my children, because I love what I'm doing. I love… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
If you don't know, your labor unions and community organizations, there's somebody you can ask to guide you. A lot of people, especially in… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Every single day we sit down to eat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and at our table we have food that was planted, picked, or… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world. — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
We have to convince people that they have the power to elect people. The people they are electing are the ones making the decisions… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It's very exhilarating. — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it's much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
I started really noticing, more and more, how men will plagiarize and take credit for women's work... I've noticed that it just happens a… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
It was really hard for them to intimidate me. They felt I was intimidating. One of the growers had a name for me: I… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
