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Dolores Huerta: The Life and Work of a 20th Century Activist

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Extra! Extra! High schoolers read about Dolores Huerta, the social activist who helped organize the United Farm Workers. Researchers read primary and secondary sources about Huerta's work and craft a headline, supported by three pieces of evidence, that extolls her accomplishments.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
women's history, women's history month, social activism, activism, migrant workers, mexican culture, civil rights, civil rights leaders, the civil rights movement, primary sources, primary source analysis, primary source images, farming, labor unions, unions
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the resource during Women's History Month in March
  • Enlarge the headlines and post them about the classroom
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires copies of several documents
Pros
  • The lesson focuses on the contributions of an activist who is often overlooked in the study of the Civil Rights Movement
Cons
  • None