By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would have made more but had to provide our own machines, which cost us $45, we paying for them on the installment plan. We paid $5 down and $1 a month after that. Rose Schneiderman averagecosthard share on social
I would be a traitor to these poor burned bodies if I came here to talk good fellowship. Rose Schneiderman bodyburnfellowship Change image and share on social
Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a year than they are likely to lose standing in foundries or laundries all year round. There is no harder contest than the contest for bread, let me tell you that. Rose Schneiderman ballotbeautybox share on social
You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also. Rose Schneiderman humblworker Change image and share on social
All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us understand what trades unionism is and our real position in the labor movement. Rose Schneiderman laborlecturemake Change image and share on social
I can't talk fellowship to you who are gathered here. Too much blood has been spilled. I know from my experience it is up to the working people to save themselves. The only way they can save themselves is by a strong working-class movement. Rose Schneiderman bloodclassexperience share on social
Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and that if the National Board did not call them out soon they would go out of themselves. Rose Schneiderman boardcallnational Change image and share on social
Of course, we knew that this meant an attack on the union. The bosses intended gradually to get rid of us, employing in our place child labor and raw immigrant girls who would work for next to nothing. Rose Schneiderman attackbosschild share on social
The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to fight with. Rose Schneiderman ballotbreadfight Change image and share on social
I read upon the subject and grew more and more interested, and after a time I became a member of the National Board, and had duties and responsibilities that kept me busy after my day's work was done. Rose Schneiderman boardbusyday Change image and share on social