My mother was a very wonderful woman. When she and my dad divorced, she moved to California and worked two jobs in the cannery at night and as a waitress during the day. But she saved enough money to establish a restaurant.
Dolores HuertaRead
Let's teach kids, at the kindergarten level, what the contributions of people of color were to building the United States of America.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Teaching children about the contributions of people of color is essential for a comprehensive education.
In this quote, Dolores Huerta emphasizes the importance of educating children, starting from a young age, about the significant contributions made by people of color in shaping the United States. By introducing these vital historical narratives early in education, we foster a more inclusive understanding of American history, promote diversity, and encourage respect for all cultures among young learners.
Themes
EducationDiversityHistoryChildrenInclusion
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech advocating for educational reform.
More from Dolores Huerta
All quotes βEvery moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
Dolores HuertaRead
When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.
Dolores HuertaRead
If people don't vote, everything stays the same. You can protest until the sky turns yellow or the moon turns blue, and it's not going to change anything if you don't vote.
Dolores HuertaRead
The leaders come up from the volunteers that do the work, and it's amazing because then they do these incredible things in their community that they never thought they had the power to make that happen.
Dolores HuertaRead
My mother was a dominant force in our family. And I always saw her as the leader. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.
Dolores HuertaRead
Similar quotes
I saw no African people in the printed and illustrated Sunday school lessons. I began to suspect at this early age that someone had distorted the image of my people. My long search for the true history of African people the world over began.
John Henrik ClarkeRead
We will ask two central questions throughout this course: 1. What difference does gender make? 2. For which women does it make a difference? Which women?
Estelle FreedmanRead
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
MoliereRead
The most important factor in the training of good mental habits consists in acquiring the attitude of suspended conclusion, and in mastering the various methods of searching for new materials to corroborate or to refute the first suggestions that occur.
John DeweyRead
There are too many kids who are drowning for lack of water safety. That's something I'd like to do. Teaching kids to live an active lifestyle.
Michael PhelpsRead
My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
Malcolm XRead