Rose Schneiderman

Overview

Rose Schneiderman born Saven, Russian Poland April 6, 1882 (d. 1979). Labor organizer and social reformer; Socialist and feminist; led labor delegation to Versailles Conference 1919; organized first international trade union women's meeting, D.C.; led "Uprising of 20,000" 1909; established International Ladies Garment Union 1913, International Congress of Working Women.

Quotations

"What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist. . . The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too." (1912, Cleveland; photo amazingwomeninhistory.com)