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Rose Schneiderman | |
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| Born | April 6, 1882 |
| Occupation | Labor union leader |
Rose Schneiderman (April 6, 1882 - August 11, 1972) was the president of the New York Women’s Trade League[1] from 1917 to 1949, while also the president of the National Women’s Trade Union League (WTUL) from 1926 through 1950[2]. She was the first-ever woman elected into a labor union in national office. She transformed the American labor system and the lives of many American workers. In 1933 she was appointed to the National Labor Advisory Board by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She was the only woman on the National Labor Advisory Board, and she fought for the inclusion of domestic workers in social security as well as equal pay for female workers[2]. Also, from 1937 to 1943 she served as secretary of the New York State Department of Labor[3]. Additionally, throughout the 1930s and 1940s, she worked to help Jewish refugees escape Europe during the Holocaust[2]. Specifically, she worked to assist relocate of Jews to the United States and Palestine. Before her work as president of the New York Women’s Trade League, she was a full-time organizer for the league, working in the garments industry[3]. In 1949, she began to devote her time to writing memoirs and speaking on radio shows.
Early life[change | change source]
Schneiderman was born on April 6, 1882, in Saven, Poland[2]. In 1990, she moved to New York City with her family, and lived on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Her parents valued education, and she knew Yiddish, English, Hebrew, and Russian[3]. Her father died at an early age, causing her to leave school and support her family. She first worked at a department store, then found better paying work at a garment factory.
Career[change | change source]
Jewish work and legacy[change | change source]
In the later 1930's through the 1940's, Schneiderman worked to became very involved in the relocation of European Jews to both Palestine and the United States. This worked was praised by Albert Einstein, and he is quoted saying, "It must be a source of deep gratification to you to be making so important a contribution to rescuing our persecuted fellow Jews from their calamitous peril and leading them toward a better future."
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire[change | change source]
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire caused an outburst of anger from labor activists demanding safer work environments and better safety requirements for workplaces[4]. In the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, in which 146 workers died trapped in the burning building[5], Schneiderman
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "UNION LEADER HONORED: ROSE SCHNEIDERMAN RETIRING AS WOMEN'S LEAGUE HEAD". New York Times. 1949, Apr 26.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Rose Schneiderman". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Rose Schneiderman (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ↑ Getzinger, Donna (2009). Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Greensboro, North Carolina 27406 USA: Morgan Reynolds Publishing. ISBN 978-2-59935-099-8.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: checksum (help)CS1 maint: location (link) - ↑ "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (Brown Building) (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-19.