,ROSE ,PESOTTA 
,AN>*I/1 ,FEM9I/ ,ORGANIZ] & ,I,L,G,W,U ,LEAD] 

#ahif -- #aife 

,DESCRIPTION 3 444AN AN>*I/1 FEM9I/ LABOR ORGANIZ] & VISE PRESID5T )9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LADIES' ,G>M5T ,WORK]S' ,UNION4 ,BORN ,RAKHEL ,PEISOTY 9 ,D]AZHNIA1 ,UKRA9E 9 #ahif TO A FAMILY ( GRA9 M]*ANTS1 ,PESOTTA WAS WELL $UCAT$ DUR+ H] *ILDHOOD &1 9FLU5C$ BY ,PEOPLE'S ,WILL1 W\LD EV5TUALLY ADOPT AN>*I/ VIEWS4 7,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES7 

,TAGS 3 AN>*I/1 IGLWU1 UKRA9IAN1 FEM9I/1 LABOR UNIONI/1 SPEAK]4 

,QUOTES 3 
0,I HAD NO AMBITION TO HOLD EXECUTIVE AU?ORITY4 ,VALU+ MY [N FRE$OM1 ,I WANT$ TO AVOID GETT+ 9TO H>NESS1 & TO KEEP FROM BECOM+ 5ME%$ 9 9N]-CIRCLE POLITICS4 ,TOO1 ,I FELT ?AT ,I C\LD S]VE ! CAUSE ( MY FELL[-UNIONI/S JU/ AS EFFECTIVELY AS A RANK-&-FILE MEMB]4 ,& IT WAS MY CONT5TION ?AT ! VOICE ( A SOLIT>Y WOMAN ON ! ,G5]AL ,EXECUTIVE ,BO>D W\LD BE A VOICE LO/ 9 ! WILD]NESS40 7,FROM 3 0,BREAD ,UPON ! ,WAT]S10 BY ,ROSE ,PESOTTA47 
0,SOON AFT] ! #aibi /OCK M>KET CRA% #c1 P]SONS 9 ?AT CITY W]E JOBLESS4 ,SOME ORGANIZ$ ! ,UNEMPLOY$ ,CITIZ5S' ,LEAGUE1 :I* SET ! PACE = SIMIL> SELF-HELP GR\PS ALL OV] ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,H>VE/+ FRUIT & VEGETABLE CROPS ON A %>+ BASIS1 IT SET UP V>I\S CO-OP]ATIVE 5T]PRISES1 :I*1 H[EV]1 W]E OPPOS$ BY BUS9ESS M51 :O FE>$ !SE W\LD CUT 9TO !IR PR(ITS40 7,FROM 3 0,BREAD ,UPON ! ,WAT]S10 BY ,ROSE ,PESOTTA47 
0,9 ! BRIEF SPAN ( ITS LIFE1 ! ,I,W,W PRODUC$ M5 :O BECAME 9T]NATIONALLY KN[N & :OSE NAMES W]E TOR*ES ( 9SPIRATION 9 MANY L&S4 ,MO/ ( !M PAID A HI< PRICE = !IR FAME1 SOME ) !IR LIVES40 7,FROM 3 0,BREAD ,UPON ! ,WAT]S10 BY ,ROSE ,PESOTTA47 

,BIOGRAPHY 3 

  

,ROSE ,PESOTTA #a ,ROSE ,PESOTTA WAS AN AN>*I/1 FEM9I/ LABOR ORGANIZ] & VISE PRESID5T )9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,LADIES' ,G>M5T ,WORK]S' ,UNION4  ,BORN ,RAKHEL ,PEISOTY 9 ,D]AZHNIA1 ,UKRA9E 9 #ahif TO A FAMILY ( GRA9 M]*ANTS1 ,PESOTTA WAS WELL $UCAT$ DUR+ H] *ILDHOOD &1 9FLU5C$ BY ,PEOPLE'S ,WILL1 W\LD EV5TUALLY ADOPT AN>*I/ VIEWS4  ,9 #a#i#a#c1 AT ! AGE ( #a#g1 ,PESOTTA EMIGRAT$ TO ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY & F\ND EMPLOYM5T 9 A %IRTWAI/ FACTORY1 QUICKLY JO9+ ! ,I,L,G,W,U1 A UNION REPRES5T+ ! MO/LY ,JEWI% & ,LAT9A FEMALE G>M5T WORK]S4 ,WORK+ H>D TO $UCATE H] FELL[ WORK]S1 ,PESOTTA WAS ELECT$ TO ! EXCLUSIVELY MALE EXECUTIVE BO>D ( ,I,L,G,W,U ,LOCAL #be 9 #a#i#b4 ,%E SP5T TWO YE>S AT ,BROOKWOOD ,LABOR ,COLLEGE 9 ! #a#i#bS4 ,! UNION S5T H] TO ,LOS ,ANGELES 9 #aicc TO ORGANIZE G>M5T WORK]S1 & WAS APPO9T$ AS VISE-PRESID5T ( ! UNION 9 #a#i#c#d4 ,ONE ( H] BIGGE/ ACCOMPLI%M5TS 9 ,LOS ,ANGELES WAS ! LEAD+ ROLE %E PLAY$ 9 ! G>M5T 9DU/RY WIDE /RIKE ( #a#i#c#c4 ,PESOTTA ALSO CONTRIBUT$ OCCASIONAL >TICLES TO ! AN>*I/ NEWSPAP] ,ROAD TO ,FRE$OM1 :]E %E F\ND H]SELF ON MORE ?AN ONE OCCASION DEBAT+ O!R AN>*I/S ON ! M]ITS ( WORK+ )9 TRADITIONAL UNION /RUCTURES1 & WAS HEAVILY CRITICIZ$ = SU* ACTIVITIES BY ,M>CUS ,GRAHAM4 ,9 #aidd ,PESOTTA RESIGN$ FROM ! EXECUTIVE BO>D ( ! UNION 9 PROTE/ ( ! FACT ?AT1 DESPITE #h#e.0 ( ! UNION'S MEMB]%IP W]E WOM51 %E WAS ! SOLE FEMALE EXECUTIVE MEMB]4 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA DI$ 9 #a#i#f#e4  

,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES4 

,WORKS 3 

,AU?OR ( ,BREAD ,UPON ,! ,WAT]S 7,NOVEMB] #c1 #a#i#d#d7 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahie 3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA'S ,BIR? ,DAY4 
,NOVEMB] #c1 #aifd 3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA'S ,DEA? ,DAY4 
,NOVEMB] #a#e1 #baf 3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA'S ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #i1 #bbb 3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA'S ,UPDAT$4 

,L9KS 3 
 O ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA 
HTTP3_/_/DW>DMAC4PITZ]4$U_/,AN>*I/.-,>*IVES_/BRI<T_/PESOTTA_/PESOTTA4HTML 
 O ,AN>*I/ ,LIBR>Y3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA 
HTTPS3_/_/!AN>*I/LIBR>Y4ORG_/CATEGORY_/AU?OR_/ROSE-PESOTTA 
 O ,WIKIP$IA3 ,ROSE ,PESOTTA 
HTTPS3_/_/54WIKIP$IA4ORG_/WIKI_/,ROSE.-,PESOTTA 

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