num_pages: 400
description: Common Sense and a Little Fire# traces the personal and public lives of four immigrant women activists who left a lasting imprint on American politics. Though they have rarely had more than cameo appearances in previous histories, Rose Schneiderman, Fannia Cohn, Clara Lemlich Shavelson, and Pauline Newman played important roles in the emergence of organized labor, the New Deal welfare state, adult education, and the modern women's movement
language: English
title: Common Sense and a Little Fire: Women and Working-Class Politics in the United States, 1900-1965
titlecomplete: Common Sense and a Little Fire: Women and Working-Class Politics in the United States, 1900-1965 (Gender and American Culture)
genres: Feminism, History, Sociology, American History, Gender, Biography, Nonfiction, Class, Labor, Politics
ratings_count: 81
publisher: The University of North Carolina Press