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The Gentle General : Rose Pesotta, title: Anarchist and Labor Organizer SUNY Series in American Labor History author: Leeder, Elaine J. publisher: State University of New York Press isbn10 | asin: 0791416720 print isbn13: 9780791416723 ebook isbn13: 9780585077666 language: English Pesotta, Rose,--1896- , Labor unions-- United States--Officials and employees-- Biography, Women anarchists--United States--Biography, Labor movement-- subject United States--History--20th century, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union--History. publication date: 1993 lcc: HD6509.P47L44 1993eb ddc: 331.88/092 Pesotta, Rose,--1896- , Labor unions-- United States--Officials and employees-- Biography, Women anarchists--United subject: States--Biography, Labor movement-- United States--History--20th century, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union--History. Page i The Gentle General Page ii SUNY Series in American Labor History Robert Asher and Amy Kesselman, Editors Other books in this series include: Charles Stephenson and Robert Asher (eds.), Life and Labor: Dimensions of American Working-Class History Joyce Shaw Peterson, American Automobile Workers, 19001933 Daniel Rosenberg, New Orleans Dockworkers: Race, Labor, and Unionism 18921923 Martin Halpern, UAW Politics in the Cold War Era Michael Cassity, Defending a Way of Life: An American Community in the Nineteenth Century Craig Phelan, William Green: Biography of a Labor Leader Salvatore Salerno, Red November, Black November: Culture and Community in the Industrial Workers of the World Richard W. Judd, Socialist Cities: Municipal Politics and the Grass Roots of American Socialism Gerald Meyer, Vito Marcantonio: Radical Politician, 19021954 Howard B. Rock (ed.), The New York City Artisan, 17891825: A Documentary History Robert Asher and Charles Stephenson (eds.), Labor Divided: Race and Ethnicity in United States Labor Struggles, 18351960 Eugene V. Dennett, Agitprop: The Life of an American Working-Class Radical: The Autobiography of Eugene V. Dennett Amy Kesselman, Fleeting Opportunities: Women Shipyard Workers in Portland and Vancouver During World War II and Reconversion Michael Marmo, More Profile Than Courage The New York City Transit Strike of 1966 Beverly Stadum, Poor Women and Their Families: Hard-Working Charity Cases, 19001930 Page iii The Gentle General Rose Pesotta Anarchist and Labor Organizer Elaine Leeder STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Page iv Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 1993 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12246 Production by M. R. Mulholland Marketing by Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Leeder, Elaine J. The gentle general: Rose Pesotta, anarchist and labor organizer / Elaine Leeder. p. cm.(SUNY series in American labor history) Revision of the author's thesis: The gentle warrior (Ph.D.) Cornell University, 1985. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-1671-2 (CH: acid-free).ISBN 0-7914-1672-0 (PB: acid-free) 1. Pesotta, Rose, 1896-2. Trade-unionsUnited States Officials and employeesBiography. 3. Women anarchistsUnited StatesBiography. 4. Labor movementUnited StatesHistory20th century. 5. International Ladies' Garment Workers' UnionHistory. I. Title. II. Series. HD6509.P47L44 1993 331.88'092dc20 [B] 92-43028 CIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Page v TO THE MEMORY OF IDA AND SAMUEL SNEIERSON AND SOPHIE LEEDER Page vii Contents Illustrations ix Chronicles of a Gadfly: Overview of Rose Pesotta's Life xi History Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii 1. Early Life 1 2. The New Life 15 3. Sacco and Vanzetti 39 4. Labor Organizing: The Early Years 51 5. Labor Organizing: The Challenging Years 65 6. Political Work 105 7. Personal Life: Home, Friends, and Family 125 8. From Organizer to Author to Rank and File 149 9. Epilogue 161 Glossary 177 Endnotes 179 Bibliography 201 Index 209
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