Rose Schneiderman

Monday, January 01, 1917

Rose Schneiderman was born in 1882 in Russia (modern day Poland) and immigrated to the United States in 1890. Schneiderman was a labor organizer and women’s rights activist who advocated for fair wages and better working conditions for women. Schneiderman became a leader in the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and in 1917 was elected President of the New York Women’s Trade Union League.