Rose Pastor Stokes

Overview

Rose Pastor Stokes born Augustów, Poland July 18, 1879 (d. 1933). American Socialist labor organizer, poet and journalist; opposed World War I; sentenced to 10 years in prison for opposition to draft.

Quotations

"I am for the people, while the government is for the profiteers." (March 20, 1919 letter to Kansas City Star; photo Jewish Woman's Archive)