The gentle general : Rose Pesotta, anarchist and labor organizer

Author(s)

• Leeder, Elaine J.

Bibliographic Information

The gentle general : Rose Pesotta, anarchist and labor organizer

Elaine Leeder

（SUNY series in American labor history）

State University of New York Press, c1993

Note

Revision of the author's thesis: The gentle warrior (Ph. D.)--Cornell University, 1985

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-207) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

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

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA21238150
• ISBN:
  • 0791416712
  • 0791416720
• LCCN: 92043028
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Albany, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 212 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD6509.P47
  • DC20 : 331.88/092
  • DC20 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Pesotta, Rose, 1896-
  • LCSH : Trade-unions -- United States -- Officials and employees -- Biography
  • LCSH : Women anarchists -- United States -- Biography
  • LCSH : Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA04197148