Rose Schneiderman (1882 – 1972). American socialist and feminist, and one of the most prominent women labor union leaders.
She is credited with coining the phrase "Bread and
Roses," to indicate a worker's right to something higher than subsistence
living.
- "A small person with a fiery spirit and vivid red hair, she would have an outsize role in campaigns to improve working conditions and wages for women." http://rhppi.org/womentakethelead/exhibit/eleanor-roosevelt-politics-and-public-life/
- “Rose Schneidermanìs red hair, her anger, did make her seem like a torch, sometimes.” https://books.google.it/books…
- “Only four feet nine inches tall, with flaming red hair, the
diminutive Polish Jewish immigrant possessed legendary power as an
orator.” https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/schneiderman-rose
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