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Huerta was born
She was born in Dawson, New Mexico -
Huerta created the Agriculture Workers Association (AWA)
With the AWA, she fought to allow non U.S. citizen migrant workers to receive public assistance and provide Spanish language voting ballots and driver's tests. -
Huerta & Chavez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association
Through her work with the AWA, Huerta met Cesar Chavez and began lobbying with him until they decided to make their own organization. With Gilbert Padilla they co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA). -
AWA and NFWA merge to form the Union Farm Workers
The AWA and NFWA merged to become the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee which was later simplified to the United Farm Workers. Huerta was organizing contracts for workers of Coachella grape farmers, while Chavez was leading the strike. -
Present when Robert F. Kennedy was shot
Huerta stood beside Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles as he delivered a victory speech shortly after winning the California Democratic presidential primary election. Moments after Kennedy finished his speech, Kennedy was shot inside the hotel's kitchen pantry. Huerta was a safe distance away. Kennedy died the next day. -
3 year collective bargaining agreement signed
After 5 years of work, Dolores and colleagues got the entire California table grape industry to sign a 3 year collective bargaining agreement with the United Farm Workers. -
1975 Agricultural Labor Relations Act was passed
Huerta organized a national lettuce boycott and helped create the political climate for the passage of the 1975 Agricultural Labor Relations Act, the first law to recognize the rights of farm workers to bargain collectively. -
Beaten by San Francisco police
She was beaten by San Francisco police at a rally protesting the policies of presidential candidate George H. W. Bush. She suffered six broken ribs and a ruptured spleen which almost cost her her life. -
Presented with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
President Bill Clinton awarded Huerta with the award for her work as an advocate for farm workers, immigration and women. -
Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Barack Obama awarded her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
