Social Welfare Honorees

“All we want is to be recognized as human beings, not machines” (Sidney Hillman).
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REBECCA GRATZ (1789-1861), EDUCATOR AND PHILANTHROPIST
ERNESTINE ROSE (1810-1892), WOMEN’S RIGHTS PIONEER
SAMUEL GOMPERS (1850-1924), SIDNEY HILLMAN (1887-1946) AND BESSIE ABRAMOWITZ (1889-1970)