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Rose Schneiderman was a prominent social activist in the early 20th century, known for her contributions to the women's rights and labor movements. Born on April 6, 1882, she passed away on August 11, 1972.

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“Today, for many people, being a union member simply means paying dues, but in the early days there were so few of us that if a majority of the members were not active, the union ceased to exist.”

People Ifs Mean Today Members Labor Majority Unions Active Dues Labor Movement

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“To me, the labor movement was never just a way of getting higher wages. What appealed to me was the spiritual side of a great cause that created fellowship. You wanted the girl or the man who worked beside you to be treated just as well as you were, and an injury to one was the concern of all.”

Men Way Wells Wanted Spiritual Girl Causes Sides Movement He Man Higher Concern Labor Treated Injury Wages Fellowship Getting High Beside You Labor Movement

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“I cannot think of a thing that was better in those good old days.”

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“... it is the spirit of trade unionism that is most important, the service of fellowship, the feeling that the hurt of one is the concern of all and that the work of the individual benefits all.”

Important Feelings Spirit Individual Hurt Benefits Concern Trade Fellowship Unionism

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“By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would have made more but had to provide our own machines, which cost us $45, we paying for them on the installment plan. We paid $5 down and $1 a month after that.”

Made Hard Work Plans Week Months Cost Machines Paid Down And Average

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“What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist — the right to life as the rich woman has the right to life, and the sun and music and art. You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also. The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to fight with.”

Want Giving Art Helping Fighting Sun Rich Labor Rose Workers Privilege Bread Ballots Right To Life Rich Women

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“After I had been working as a cap maker for three years it began to dawn on me that we girls needed an organization. The men had organized already, and had gained some advantages, but the bosses had lost nothing, as they took it out on us.”

Men Years Girl Three Lost He Man Needed Advantage Organization Dawn Organized Boss Makers Three Years Caps

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“The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There are so many of us for one job it matters little if 146 of us are burned to death.”

Ifs Men Littles Matter Jobs Men And Women Sacred Property Burned

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“What the woman who labors wants is the right to live, not simply exist ... the right to life, and the sun and music and art ... The worker must have bread, but she must have roses too.”

Rose Workers Bread Ballots

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“I know from my experience it is up to the working people to save themselves. The only way they can save themselves is by a strong working-class movement.”

People Knows Way Strong Class Movement Working Class

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“We have tried you citizens; we are trying you now, and you have a couple of dollars for the sorrowing mothers, brothers and sisters by way of a charity gift.”

Way Trying Mother Brother Couple Citizens Dollars Charity Brothers And Sisters Sister

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“All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us understand what trades unionism is and our real position in the labor movement.”

Real Progress Movement Position Labor Trade Unions Lectures Very Nice Labor Movement Unionism

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“Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory, which netted us - I mean the girls - $2 increase in our wages on the average.”

Mean Bigs Girl Results Victory Increase Average Strikes Wages Mean Girls

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“You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also.”

Workers Reconstruction

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“Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a year than they are likely to lose standing in foundries or laundries all year round. There is no harder contest than the contest for bread, let me tell you that.”

Years Loses Beauty Standing Let Me Harder Rounds Boxes Bread Charm Contests Ballots Laundry

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Born: April 6, 1882
Died: August 11, 1972
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