Dolores Huerta - Personal Life

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Dolores' married in college to Ralph Head, during their marriage they had two daughters, Celeste and Lori. After divorcing Head, Huerta married Ventura Huerta with whom she had five children. But their marriage ended over disagreements over many issues including her community involvements. Later Huerta had a long term romantic relationship with Richard Chavez, the brother of Cesar Chavez. Huerta and Chavez never married, but the couple had four children during their relationship. Richard Chavez died on July 27, 2011. Huerta has been married and divorced twice, and has eleven children.

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