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She Persisted: Dolores Huerta

Contributor(s): Brown, Monica (Author), Clinton, Chelsea (Author), Boiger, Alexandra (Illustrator), Flint, Gillian (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780593623565

Publisher: Philomel Books

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Pub Date: September 3, 2024

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2024945768

Lexile Code: 1130

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 04 to 08

Physical Info: 0.50" H x 7.80" L x 5.30" W ( 0.45 lbs) 96 pages

Series: She Persisted

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Description: "Dolores Huerta always knew that helping others in her community was important. So when she became a teacher and saw how hard it was for her students from farm families to find enough to eat, she knew there was more she could do. Dolores became a labor rights activist, fighting for better conditions for farm workers. She started unions so that workers would be treated more fairly. And she was also a leader of the women's rights movement. Though she faced discrimination for her gender and her ethnicity, she persisted and helped make life better for farm workers, Latinos, and women across the country. In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Monica Brown, readers learn about the amazing life of Dolores Huerta--and how she persisted"--

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