Theresa Malkiel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theresa Malkiel

American labor activist, suffragist, and educator

Date of Birth: 01-May-1874

Place of Birth: Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1949

Profession: suffragette, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Theresa Serber Malkiel (1874-1949) was a Russian-born 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 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.