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Dolores Huerta : Voice for the Working Poor by Alex Van Tol and National Geographic Learning Staff (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Dolores Huerta : Voice for the Working Poor, Paperback by Van Tol, Alex, ISBN 0778725456, ISBN-13 9780778725459, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Fueled by her own contact with migrant farm workers, most of them Mexican immigrants, Dolores became an outspoken activist and organizer. At the time, these workers had virtually no access to the system of labor laws and conditions under which they lived and worked. When she founded the United Farm Workers in 1962 with legendary Mexican American labor leader Cesar Chavez, it became a seminal moment in . labor history. This brave and resourceful leader in the struggle for human rights also worked toward improving the lives of workers, voters, immigrants, and women.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCrabtree Publishing Company
ISBN-100778725456
ISBN-139780778725459
eBay Product ID (ePID)102913846
Product Key Features
Book TitleDolores Huerta : Voice for the Working Poor
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicBiography & Autobiography / Women, People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, Technology / Agriculture, Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, Business & Economics, Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorAlex Van Tol, National Geographic Learning Staff
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight10.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2010-018044
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal331.88/13092 B
SynopsisDolores Huerta grew up in a climate charged by political activism. Fueled by her own contact with migrant farm workers--most of them Mexican immigrants with virtually no access to the system of labor laws and conditions under which they lived and worked--Dolores became an outspoken activist and organizer. She founded the United Farm Workers in 1962 with legendary Mexican American labor leader Csar Chvez, and also worked toward improving the lives of workers, voters, immigrants, and women., Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies tell the stories of people from a variety of walks of life whose talent, courage, skill, and vision have inspired millions. These stories will fascinate readers with their in-depth portraits of people who have risen to the top of their fields, achieved excellence and recognition, and provided examples of achievements and character for people of all ages and backgrounds. Born as Dolores Fernández in a small mining town in new Mexico and raised in the farming region of California's San Joaquin Valley, Dolores Huerta grew up in a climate charged by political activism. Fueled by her own contact with migrant farm workers, Dolores became an outspoken activist and organizer. In 1962, she helped found the National Farm Workers Association with legendary Mexican-American labor leader César Chávez to help farm laborers who had virtually no access to the system of labor laws and conditions under which they lived and worked. This seminal moment in U.S. labor history took its place among the many other accomplishments of this brave and resourceful leader in the struggle for human rights, including civil rights aimed at improving the lives of workers, voters, immigrants, and women. Book jacket., Born in 1930 in a small mining town in New Mexico and raised in the farming region of California's San Joaquin Valley, Dolores Huerta (born Dolores Fernández) grew up in a climate charged by political activism. Fueled by her own contact with migrant farm workers - most of them Mexican immigrants - Dolores became an outspoken activist and organizer. At the time, these workers had virtually no access to the system of labor laws and conditions under which they lived and worked. When she founded the United Farm Workers in 1962 with legendary Mexican American labor leader César Chávez, it became a seminal moment in U.S. labor history. This brave and resourceful leader in the struggle for human rights also worked toward improving the lives of workers, voters, immigrants, and women.
LC Classification NumberHD6509.H84V36 2011
