TITLE: |
Dolores Huerta : labor leader and civil rights activist / by Robin S. Doak. |
AUTHOR: |
Doak, Robin S. (Robin Santos), 1963- |
SERIES: |
Signature lives |
PUBLISHED: |
Minneapolis,MN : Compass Point Books, c2008. |
DESCRIPTION: |
112 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
NOTES: |
It can be done -- Learning about racism -- Choosing a new path -- Founding a union for farmworkers -- Early struggles -- La huelga -- A boycott begins -- Negotiating a settlement -- Continued activism. |
SUBJECT: |
Huerta, Dolores, 1930-. |
SUBJECT: |
Women labor leaders--United States --Biography |
SUBJECT: |
Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers --Biography. |
SUBJECT: |
Migrant agricultural laborers--Labor unions --United States --History |
SUBJECT: |
United Farm Workers--History |