Theresa Malkiel
Theresa Serber Malkiel (1 May 1874 – 17 November 1949) was an American labor activist,
suffragist, and educator. She was the first woman to rise from factory work to leadership in the Socialist party. Her 1910 novel, ''The Diary of a Shirtwaist Striker'', is credited with helping to reform New York state labor laws. As head of the Woman's National Committee of the
Socialist Party of America (SPA), she established an annual
National Woman's Day which was the precursor to
International Women's Day. In 1911, while on a speaking tour of the
American South, she called attention to the problem of
white supremacism within the party. She spent her later years promoting
adult education for women workers.
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