Dolores Huerta

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States. Check out the list below of The Signal editors' selection for their favorite Latinx trailblazers and icons.

Being Latino and proud is something that has always been ingrained in me. The culture, the art, the music, the language and even the superstitions have always made me feel like who I am and where my ancestry comes from matters.

Dolores Huerta is one of the most iconic activists you have probably never heard of.