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OverviewThis is the first major biography of Rose Pesotta, the organizer and vice president of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) from 1933 to 1944. After moving to the United States from the Ukraine in 1913, Pesotta became involved in the resurgence of the garment workers' industry, women's labor colleges, and labor activism. While working for the union, she confronted serious opposition as a woman and an anarchist within an all-male bureaucracy. This book chronicles Pesotta's life while exploring a number of personal political themes. The author examines Pesotta's relationships and friendships as they reflect the issues of gender, power, and sexuality, paying particular attention to her relationships with Sacco and Vanzetti and with Emma Goldman. In the course of this biography, Leeder portrays the inherent conflicts between anarchism and bureaucratic organization and between female consciousness and male-dominated institutions. The book explores the potential for pragmatic activism by social visionaries and offers clear contextual frameworks within which to compare and contrast Pesotta to others in similar historical roles. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elaine LeederPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780791416723ISBN 10: 0791416720 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 30 September 1993 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIllustrations Chronicles of a Gadfly: Overview of Rose Pesotta's Life History Preface Acknowledgments 1. Early Life 2. The New Life 3. Sacco and Vanzetti 4. Labor Organizing: The Early Years 5. Labor Organizing: The Challenging Years 6. Political Work 7. Personal Life: Home, Friends, and Family 8. From Organizer to Author to Rank and File 9. Epilogue Glossary Endnotes Bibliography IndexReviews"""This biography is long overdue."" - David Porter, State University of New York, Empire State College ""There isn't another biography of Rose Pesotta, and there are very few studies of women labor leaders. This book breaks new ground. It is significant for women's studies, labor history, and courses on women's biography, and it may become more valuable to historians and labor activists as the labor movement pays increasing attention to organizing women workers in coming years."" - Ruth Meyerowitz, State University of New York at Buffalo" This biography is long overdue. - David Porter, State University of New York, Empire State College There isn't another biography of Rose Pesotta, and there are very few studies of women labor leaders. This book breaks new ground. It is significant for women's studies, labor history, and courses on women's biography, and it may become more valuable to historians and labor activists as the labor movement pays increasing attention to organizing women workers in coming years. - Ruth Meyerowitz, State University of New York at Buffalo Author InformationElaine Leeder is Associate Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department at Ithaca College and is a practicing psychotherapist. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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