An inspiring portrait of a woman committed to making a difference and whose influence is still felt to this day.
Includes historical photos and bibliography, plus a note to families about tikkun olam , repairing the world, a core element of Jewish tradition..
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union was born.
Following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, Rose\'s speech at the Metropolitan Opera House galvanized support for better working conditions.
Rose Spoke up for better conditions, and organized 20,000 women to walk out, leaving factories all over the city empty and still.
She saw that women workers earned much less than men, that the factory was cold and dirty, without even clean water for the workers to drink. --Kirkus Reviews A young Jewish immigrant from Poland, Rose Schneiderman went to work in a cap factory in New York City when she was just thirteen years old.
An inspiring portrait of a woman committed to making a difference and whose influence is still felt to this day
