Friday, April 28, 2023

Noticed it doesn't say, "She made excuses for their abuses just like the patriarchal norms would have dictated."

"She stood up to oppressors wherever she encountered them, including the machismo of her own organization, the UFW. Though she and Cesar Chavez were colleagues who shared the same vision of fair wages and humane working conditions for agricultural workers, they argued a lot. He would fire her and she would quit. Then she would still be the first one back at work the next morning."

~ Rose Pacatte

https://www.ncronline.org/culture/ncr-today/pbss-dolores-tells-story-dolores-huerta-remarkably-well


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