Dolores Huerta

And why giving up isn't an option

Do you know about the school teacher who was nearly beaten to death by police, negotiated the first farm-workers’ contract, organized the largest consumer boycott in American history and coined the term “Yes, we can!” in 1972!?

Her name is Dolores Huerta, she’s 94 years old and if there’s anyone you should be learning about right now, it’s probably her, so here’s a minute-long video to catch you up!

Naturally, you’d now like to learn more, so, here’s a 7-minute deeper dive:

And, just so there’s no confusion, here’s Dolores talking straight to you in her TED talk!

I hope you find hope and inspiration from this living legend and understand that giving up isn’t an option.