Rosa Dubovsky
Rosa Dubovsky | |
|---|---|
| Роза Дубовская | |
 Rosa Dubovsky (seated) with her husband and children | |
| Born | Rosa Chanovsky Роза Чановская 9 January 1885 |
| Died | 1 June 1972 (aged 87) |
| Occupations | |
| Organization | Argentine Regional Workers' Federation |
| Known for | Founding the Emma Goldman Library |
| Spouse |
Alfred Dubovsky (died 1934) |
| Children | 6, including Sara Chanovsky |
Rosa Dubovsky (née Chanovsky, Russian: Роза Дубовская; 1885–1972) was a Russian-born Argentinian Feminist activist, militant anarchist and milliner, known for her involvement with the Argentine Regional Workers' Federation (FORA) and for founding the Emma Goldman Library.
Biography
Rosa Dubovsky was born Rosa Chanovsky on 9 January 1885 in the Russian Empire to a Jewish family. In 1905, her husband Alfred Dubovsky, became involved in riots which led up to the 1905 Russian Revolution, driven by the Bolsheviks. It was here that she became involved in the anarchist movement. Both escaped from Russia to Turkey, and from there, she to France, and he to Buenos Aires. In 1907, they reunited in Rosario, Santa Fe. Dubovsky worked as a hat maker, while her husband worked for the railway. She was linked to organizing women's groups with the militant anarchist movement in Argentina. Here, she founded the Emma Goldman Library, specializing in women's issues. In the early 1900s, she helped organize women match factory workers.[1] With the Coups d'état in Argentina of 1930, Dubovsky, her husband, and their six children fled to Buenos Aires where her husband died in 1934. Dubovsky's work shifted to the upholstery industry. She affiliated with FORA and the Argentine Libertarian Federation until her death in 1972. Her daughter, Sara, was also involved in the women's anarchist movement.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Deutsch, Sandra McGee (1 March 2009). "Argentina: Jewish Women". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Dubovsky, Rosa (18?-1972) nee Chanovsky". libcom.org. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Bellucci, Mabel (1994). «Anarquismo y feminismo. El movimiento de mujeres anarquistas con sus logros y desafíos hacia principios de siglo». Todo es Historia. abril (321): 66-67.
- ^ Mendes 2014, p. 234.
Bibliography
- Mendes, P. (20 May 2014). Jews and the Left: The Rise and Fall of a Political Alliance. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-00830-5.
