Rose+Schneiderman

==Rose Schneiderman was first of four children. Born on April 6,1882 in Saven Poland. Her parents Samuel and Deborah were workers in the sewing trades to try and support their families. In 1890 the family migrated to New York City's Lower East Side. Samuel Schneiderman passed away in the winter of 1892 leaving them in poverty...== Rose Schneiderman sought to improve the lives of working class women through the vote, education, and legislative protection such as the eight-hour day and minimum wage laws. A Polish immigrant who grew up impoverished in New York’s Lower East Side, Schneiderman was well acquainted with the life of an industrial worker. She quickly learned about trade unions and organized her shop into the first female local of the Jewish Socialist United Cloth and Cap Makers’ Union...