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Labor Rights

Helene Gans

A firm believer in the importance of government regulations in protecting citizens, Helene Gans advocated for minimum wage laws, consumer protection, and relief for victims of WWII.

Sophia Dubnow-Erlich
Sophia Dubnow-Erlich’s socialist views were reflected both in her acclaimed poetry and in her passionate activism.

Fannia M. Cohn
Fannia M. Cohn led one of the largest trade unions in the US, but clashed with male leadership for years over her belief in the importance of creating independent institutions to educate workers.

Dorothy Jacobs Bellanca
Dorothy Jacobs Bellanca made huge strides for worker’s rights as a union leader and through civil service.

Theresa Wolfson
Theresa Wolfson’s career led her down two parallel paths as a labor activist and as an educator of both college students and workers.

Sophie A. Udin
Sophie A. Udin fought for women's rights and equal pay, but she is best known for helping found the first libraries in Israel and creating important American archives about Zionism, helping preserve vital documents and make them accessible.

Clara Lemlich Shavelson
Clara Lemlich Shavelson pushed union leaders to recognize the importance of women in the labor movement and organized vital demonstrations for worker’s rights and cost-of-living issues.

Vivian Leburg Rothstein
Vivian Leburg Rothstein’s early experiences fighting for civil rights led her to a long career advocating for peace, women’s rights, and the labor movement.

Rose Schneiderman
The first woman elected to national office in a labor union and the only woman on FDR’s National Recovery Administration Labor Advisory Board, Rose Schneiderman transformed the lives of American workers.

Ethel Rosenberg
When Ethel Rosenberg was accused of treason alongside her husband and executed after one of the most controversial trials in American history, her guilt or innocence became secondary to what her treatment said about the position of Jews in America.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Labor Rights." (Viewed on March 24, 2019) <https://jwa.org/topics/labor>.

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