Anna Rochester
/Overview
Anna Rochester born New York, NY March 30, 1880 (d. 1966). Marxist historian; labor reformer. Editor of pacifist magazine World Tomorrow, 1922-26; early leader of Christian Socialist Fellowship of Reconciliation. Founded women’s commune with partner Grace Hutchins, 1920.
Quotations
“The generation that has experienced the horrors of war will pass, the waste of life and common wealth will be forgotten, and some new call to a great ideal will be sounded.” (Jesus Christ and the World Today, with Grace Hutchins, 1922, p. 142; photo Janet Lee, Comrades and Partners, 2000)