Dolores Huerta

Well, it took two great feminist leaders, Gloria Steinem and Eleanor Smil of the Feminist Majority Foundation. to get me to that position, number one, to understand that just because you're a Catholic doesn't mean that you have to follow what the Catholic Church says. I mean, the Catholic Church at one point in time said that the world was flat and it was not round.

Well, it took two great feminist leaders, Gloria Steinem and Eleanor Smil of the Feminist Majority Foundation. to get me to that position, number one, to understand that just because you're a Catholic doesn't mean that you have to follow what the Catholic Church says. I mean, the Catholic Church at one point in time said that the world was flat and it was not round.

Many people were executed because they didn't go along with that. So it took courage to challenge the religion that you have been grown up in. And then, of course, working with Gloria Steinem, Gloria got me to the position of choice. Working with Ellie Smale, the president of the Feminist Majority Foundation. No, no, it's not even about choice.

Many people were executed because they didn't go along with that. So it took courage to challenge the religion that you have been grown up in. And then, of course, working with Gloria Steinem, Gloria got me to the position of choice. Working with Ellie Smale, the president of the Feminist Majority Foundation. No, no, it's not even about choice.

It's about women's reproductive rights to have an abortion. And so, and this is what we do with so many women. And you know, when I speak to Latino audiences and many Latino women who are in the mindset that I was, I tell him about the great president of Mexico, Benito Juarez. And he had a saying that said, In English, respecting other people's rights is peace.

It's about women's reproductive rights to have an abortion. And so, and this is what we do with so many women. And you know, when I speak to Latino audiences and many Latino women who are in the mindset that I was, I tell him about the great president of Mexico, Benito Juarez. And he had a saying that said, In English, respecting other people's rights is peace.

How many children you want to have or not have, that is your business. Mm-hmm. And the same thing, who you fall in love with, who you marry, if it happens to be somebody of your own sex, that is your business and nobody else's. And this is what we have. And we know that women's reproductive rights are absolutely crucial for their lives. And once women like myself understand that.

How many children you want to have or not have, that is your business. Mm-hmm. And the same thing, who you fall in love with, who you marry, if it happens to be somebody of your own sex, that is your business and nobody else's. And this is what we have. And we know that women's reproductive rights are absolutely crucial for their lives. And once women like myself understand that.

It changes your whole outlook on the world, your whole outlook on your own self and on your own power.

It changes your whole outlook on the world, your whole outlook on your own self and on your own power.

I think I had seven kids at that point in time.

I think I had seven kids at that point in time.

Yes.

Yes.

Yeah. I think my age did not permit that.

Yeah. I think my age did not permit that.

Right. Exactly. That's why I say that with Gloria and we had many conversations. God bless Gloria Steinem. We had many conversations and she made me understand that it's a choice that women have. It's a choice that women have. And so I went from Gloria's reasoning about choice to Eleanor Smeal saying, no, it's not a choice, it's a right. It's a right.

Right. Exactly. That's why I say that with Gloria and we had many conversations. God bless Gloria Steinem. We had many conversations and she made me understand that it's a choice that women have. It's a choice that women have. And so I went from Gloria's reasoning about choice to Eleanor Smeal saying, no, it's not a choice, it's a right. It's a right.

Oh, that's true. But I had to. As you know, in the relationships, there are other issues, mainly one of guys like to cheat, you know. Yeah, okay. Yeah, and be abusive. So I think that was a part of my ending my relationships, you know. Yeah, from the very beginning, I mean, I always remained an activist.

Oh, that's true. But I had to. As you know, in the relationships, there are other issues, mainly one of guys like to cheat, you know. Yeah, okay. Yeah, and be abusive. So I think that was a part of my ending my relationships, you know. Yeah, from the very beginning, I mean, I always remained an activist.