Léa Roback

ISBN 9781917503303

Table of contents

  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Dedication
  • Copyright Page
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Warning
  • Learning objectives
  • 1 Léa Roback: Her life and times (1903–2000)
    • Perspectives in the biography
      • Intersectionality
      • Border crossing
      • Activist community care
    • Sources used in writing the biography
      • Archival research
      • Historical writing and podcasts
  • 2 Beauport and Montreal: Family and community life (1905–1929)
    • Jewish life in Beauport
    • On antisemitism: Then and now
    • From Beauport to Montreal
    • His Majesty’s theatre and Lucien Lacouture
    • Bohemian Montreal
    • From Montreal to Grenoble
    • From Grenoble to Montreal to New York City
  • 3 Berlin and Montreal: Political learning and Communist Party work
    • The rise of Hitler
    • Joining the Communist Party in Montreal
    • Auntie Léa meets Fred Rose
    • The Modern Book Shop and the Padlock Law
    • Leaving the Communist Party
  • 4 Montreal: Fighting for workers’ rights (1936–1952)
    • Auntie Léa and Rose Pesotta
    • Creating unity and solidarity
    • The dressmaker strike of 1937
    • Fighting racism in the dressmaking industry
    • Leaving the ILGWU
    • Unionizing the workers at RCA
  • 5 Montreal: Fighting for women’s rights (1933–2000)
    • The right to vote
    • La Voix des Femmes/Voice of Women (VOW) and peace activism
    • Fighting for the right to abortion
    • Fighting against pornography and violence against women
    • Fighting against apartheid
  • 6 Léa Roback: Growing older (1988–2000)
    • Thoughts on love
    • Thoughts on family support
    • Seeing beauty in the world
    • Tributes, honours, and legacies
  • Notes
  • Discussion questions
  • References
  • Recommended further reading
  • Index