# US civil rights leader and pioneering labour organiser Dolores Huerta died at 96. She cofounded the United Farm Workers in the 1960s, working to change the lives of migrant workers. Her Spanish-language slogan “Sí, se puede!” which translates to “Yes, it can be done” was grounded in the belief that people could effect change. Her work over the decades earned her many accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. The UFW says Huerta life’s work was to empower her community to face and overcome injustices.
Influential US civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has died at the age of 96