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The Gentle General : Rose Pescotta Anarchist Labor Organizer By E. Leader signed
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- Condition
- Signed
- Yes
- Book Series
- Historical
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Inscribed
- Yes
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- Personalize
- Yes
- Type
- autobiography
- Era
- 1990s
- Features
- Illustrated
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780791416716
- Book Title
- Gentle General : Rose Pesotta, Anarchist and Labor Organizer
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- STATE University of New York Press
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Political Science
- Topic
- Women, Labor & Industrial Relations, General, Political
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 212 Pages
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This 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.
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Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791416712
ISBN-13
9780791416716
eBay Product ID (ePID)
453151
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gentle General : Rose Pesotta, Anarchist and Labor Organizer
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Labor & Industrial Relations, General, Political
Publication Year
1993
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Political Science
Number of Pages
212 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17 Oz
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Reviews
"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
Table of Content
Illustrations 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 Index
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
92-043028
Series
Suny Series in American Labor History Ser.
Illustrated
Yes
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