My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men. Dolores Huerta More Quotes by Dolores Huerta More Quotes From Dolores Huerta Racism and sexism, misogyny and homophobia, they're so visible. They're out in the open. When they're visible, it's a lot easier to deal with them. Dolores Huerta open out sexism racism I always thought it was wrong for me to take credit for the work that I did. I don't think that anymore. Dolores Huerta thought think me work When you are organizing a group of people, the first thing that we do is we talk about the history of what other people have been able to accomplish - people that look like them, workers like them, ordinary people, working people - and we give them the list: these are people like yourself; this is what they were able to do in their community. Dolores Huerta yourself you history people My mother was a dominant force in our family. And I always saw her as the leader. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men. Dolores Huerta me family mother men People were asleep, but I think they're waking up now. Trump has given everybody a good kick, and people are waking up and realizing they've got to get involved. Dolores Huerta kick good think people I remember as a little girl going down to the beet fields in the Dakotas and in Nebraska and Wyoming as migrant workers when I was very, very small, like, I was, like, 5 years old, I believe. And I remember going out there, you know, traveling to these states and living in these little tarpaper shacks that they had in Wyoming. Dolores Huerta you girl remember believe Professional farmworkers who know how to do a number of different jobs, whether it be pruning or picking or crafting, they see themselves as professionals, and they take a lot of pride in that work. They don't see themselves as doing work that is demeaning. Dolores Huerta professional know pride work We had violence directed at us by the growers themselves, trying to run us down by cars, pointing rifles at us, spraying the people when they were on the picket line with sulfur. Dolores Huerta down violence trying people I think organized labor is a necessary part of democracy. Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth. Dolores Huerta think wealth democracy way I think that's something that all mothers have to deal with, especially single mothers. We work, and we have to leave the kids behind. And I think that's one of the reasons that we, not only as women but as families, we have to advocate for early childhood education for all of our children. Dolores Huerta childhood education work children It was really hard for them to intimidate me. They felt I was intimidating. One of the growers had a name for me: I think it was 'dragon lady' or something like it. Dolores Huerta name lady think me My mother was a very wonderful woman. When she and my dad divorced, she moved to California and worked two jobs in the cannery at night and as a waitress during the day. But she saved enough money to establish a restaurant. Dolores Huerta woman day money mother My dad was very intelligent, had a very strong personality. I was amazed with my father. Dolores Huerta dad strong personality father 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 lot. Dolores Huerta will women work men I always saw my role as getting LGBT to support the immigrant rights movement - which they did - and getting Latino organizations to support the women's movement, for reproductive rights. So that's kind of the work that I've always been doing. Dolores Huerta doing women support work
