After a military career under President and dictator Porfirio Díaz and Interim President Francisco León de la Barra, Huerta became a high-ranking officer during the presidency of Madero during the first phase of the Mexican Revolution (1911–13).
Huerta alleges Cesar Chavez, with whom she co-founded the United Farm Workers union, sexually abused her decades ago.
Dolores Huerta Breaks Silence on Cesar Chavez Allegations: What ... - TIME
Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to breaking down barriers and cemented her place in history as one of the nation’s most influential labor leaders, civil rights icons and feminist activists.
Victoriano Huerta was the dictatorial president of Mexico (Feb. 18, 1913–), whose regime united disparate revolutionary forces in common opposition to him.
Images of Huerta’s rise to power going from interim-President to dictator including his use of Yaqui Indians as troops. Also includes images to illustrate the fall of Huerta’s government due to bankruptcy which preceded Huerta’s resignation.
Victoriano Huerta as President - The Mexican Revolution and the United ...
In the wake of going public for the first time, Huerta writes, "I have never identified myself as a victim, but I now understand that I am a survivor—of violence, of sexual abuse, of domineering men who saw me, and other women, as property, or things to control."
In Her Own Words: Dolores Huerta on Surviving Abuse, Speaking Out at 96 ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was Dolores Huerta who coined the slogan “Sí, se puede” in 1972 when bringing together farmworkers in Arizona to fight a law that prohibited boycotts and strikes.