Anna Essinger (1879–1960) was a German-Jewish educator, visionary headmistress, and pioneer of progressive education. At a time when conventional German schooling often emphasized strict discipline and obedience, Essinger built schools around a very different set of ideals: communal living, mutual respect, practical work, and shared responsibility. When the Nazi regime rose to power in 1933 […]
Rose Schneiderman, labour union pioneer
Rose Schneiderman was a prominent labour union leader, who dedicated her life to the effort of improving the working conditions of the women labour workers and achieving for them fairness and equality throughout the various industries. She was one of the most important women in the history of labor union movement and her ideas changed […]