How California advocacy groups help shield farmworker women from violence

Roughly one-third of California's farmworkers are women, and as many as 80% say they've faced harassment, assault, or threats ...

Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations

Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise awareness about ...
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Women farmworker advocates speak out on sexual assault as César Chavez allegations surface

Legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta has revealed she was sexually abused by César Chavez, her co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW). This disclosure comes nearly two decades after ...
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LA marks Farm Workers Day

Farm Workers Day will be observed Tuesday after Los Angeles city, county and school officials renamed the holiday previously ...