Dolores Huerta
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Well, it was always a hard choice because, you know, as a woman, you have children. You have to worry again about your income, et cetera. But I think that, no, I think I actually felt pretty liberated when I made those decisions. Really?
Well, it was always a hard choice because, you know, as a woman, you have children. You have to worry again about your income, et cetera. But I think that, no, I think I actually felt pretty liberated when I made those decisions. Really?
Yes, I did.
Yes, I did.
Yeah, I believe in healthy divorces.
Yeah, I believe in healthy divorces.
Well, they were healthy for myself. I see. Yeah, I believe that women, you know, if the divorce is, if you're in an unhealthy, unhappy marriage, there's no reason why you should stay there. Yes. well, isn't it unusual for Latina women to have divorces? And I said, well, actually, in my family, it's a tradition. You know, my grandparents, my mother's mother and father were both were divorcees.
Well, they were healthy for myself. I see. Yeah, I believe that women, you know, if the divorce is, if you're in an unhealthy, unhappy marriage, there's no reason why you should stay there. Yes. well, isn't it unusual for Latina women to have divorces? And I said, well, actually, in my family, it's a tradition. You know, my grandparents, my mother's mother and father were both were divorcees.
My mother was a divorcee and I'm a divorcee.
My mother was a divorcee and I'm a divorcee.
Actually, they're 20 years apart.
Actually, they're 20 years apart.
Yes, I have a lot of grandchildren. How many? Oh, you know what? I have grandchildren. My grandchildren and my great-grandchildren, and I now have one great-great-grandchild. Whoa, Jack, that's crazy. But you don't know how many? No. I have to sit down and count them.
Yes, I have a lot of grandchildren. How many? Oh, you know what? I have grandchildren. My grandchildren and my great-grandchildren, and I now have one great-great-grandchild. Whoa, Jack, that's crazy. But you don't know how many? No. I have to sit down and count them.
To answer your question, my first grandchild, her name is Deneen, Deneen Johns, and my daughter Juanita are the same age. Wow. One of my younger daughters at the same age. That's incredible.
To answer your question, my first grandchild, her name is Deneen, Deneen Johns, and my daughter Juanita are the same age. Wow. One of my younger daughters at the same age. That's incredible.
Well, I had to find somebody to help me with my children. So my thoughts, as you say, in the morning, I would wake up and think, okay, who's going to be babysitting my kids today? Yes. And in the early days, of course, when I was teaching school, you know, I had pretty much a permanent sitter that would come in and take care of my kids. Later on with the
Well, I had to find somebody to help me with my children. So my thoughts, as you say, in the morning, I would wake up and think, okay, who's going to be babysitting my kids today? Yes. And in the early days, of course, when I was teaching school, you know, I had pretty much a permanent sitter that would come in and take care of my kids. Later on with the
With the movement, I couldn't do that because I didn't have the money to do that. So I would have to depend on family and friends to help me with my children. And then in the farm workers movement, we did set up a daycare because we had so many women that were actually there on the picket line. So We set up actually the first daycare for farm workers in the state of California. Really?
With the movement, I couldn't do that because I didn't have the money to do that. So I would have to depend on family and friends to help me with my children. And then in the farm workers movement, we did set up a daycare because we had so many women that were actually there on the picket line. So We set up actually the first daycare for farm workers in the state of California. Really?