Common Sparrow<p>Today's book recommendation for Women's History Month is "A Dolores Huerta Reader" edited by Mario Garcia (2008).</p><p>It's surprising that despite all the books about Cesar Chavez, it is almost impossible to find a full length biography about Dolores Huerta, although she was the co-founder of the United Farm Workers and equally a part of its success. Perhaps that fact itself says something about the place of women in history books.</p><p>This book isn't a traditional biography, but a collection of articles and writings, some by Huerta herself, others about her. They are focused primarily on her work with the UFW in the 1960's and 1970's, although there are a few articles that touch on other aspects of her life.</p><p>Huerta was a schoolteacher in her youth, before deciding that she could be more effective in changing the situation of the children by working to bring about better working conditions for their families. That lauched her into a lifetime of labor organizing and battles for economic and social justice.</p><p>Huerta was central to the UFW's Delano grape boycott of 1965-1970. As the workers fought for a contract, Huerta persuaded eastern buyers to support the boycott, recruiting and organizing women in the cause.</p><p>Chavez credited Huerta with creating the UFW's slogan "Si, se puede!" - "Yes, you can!" That slogan has been used by the UFW ever since, and has spread to use by many other progressive causes. </p><p>Link to book:<br><a href="https://www.unmpress.com/9780826345134/a-dolores-huerta-reader/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unmpress.com/9780826345134/a-d</span><span class="invisible">olores-huerta-reader/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WomensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BookRecommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookRecommendations</span></a></p>