Rose Livingston

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Rose Livingston (circa 1885 - after 1937) was an American suffragist and former prostitute. She was known as the "Angel of Chinatown". She worked with prostitutes and victims of sexual slavery. 

Biography
In 1912 while trying to rescue a prostitute she was severely beaten.

In 1914 she participated in one of the Suffrage Hikes from Manhattan to Albany, New York.

In 1929, she was given a gold medal by the National Institute of Social Science.

In 1934 she was found living in poverty. A retirement fund was established for her.

In 1937 she was awarded a silver cup by Edith Claire Bryce (1880-1960)  of the Peace House for her "deeds of courage without violence".

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Category:1885 births
Category:Year of death unknown
Category:American human rights activists
Category:American prostitutes
Category:Slavery