Helen Fabela Chávez (born 1928) is a former labor activist for the United Farm Workers of America (UFWA). Aside from her affiliation with the UFW, she was a first generation Chicana with "a traditional upbringing and limited education".
Children: Fernando Chavez, Eloise Chavez Carrillo, Anna Chavez Ybarra, Sylvia Chavez Delgado, Elizabeth Chavez Villarino, Anthony Chavez, Linda Chávez Rodríguez, and Paul Chavez.