Article: Civil rights activist urges students to work for equal rights.

Byline: Vanessa Delgado

Mar. 28--If the country is going to survive, more women are needed to fill positions of power, said civil rights activist Dolores Huerta in a speech to more than 300 people Tuesday night at the University of Northern Colorado. "If we're good enough to take care of the children in our country then we're good enough to take care of the country," Huerta said during her speech titled, "Sharing 50 years of activism." Huerta is president of her own California-based foundation, which organizes and provides leaderships skills for women and youth. She also serves on the board of the Fund for the Feminist Majority, which advocates equal ...

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