A Movement Responds: Leaders Rally Around Dolores Huerta After Chávez Allegations

In the wake of a New York Times investigation detailing allegations of sexual abuse by labor leader Cesar Chavez—including testimony from Dolores Huerta—a chorus of feminist leaders, organizers and advocates are rallying around Huerta, centering her story and the broader truths it reveals.

A Movement Responds: Leaders Rally Around Dolores Huerta After Chávez Allegations

In the wake of a New York Times investigation detailing allegations of sexual abuse by labor leader Cesar Chavez—including testimony from Dolores Huerta—a chorus of feminist leaders, organizers and advocates are rallying around Huerta, centering her story and the broader truths it reveals. 

"She birthed children he forced into her womb. She convinced herself to endure it alone to free others. My God, this grief I howl."

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