Rose Pastor Stokes
Rose Harriet Pastor Stokes (1879–1933) was an American socialist activist, writer, birth control advocate, and feminist. She was active in labor politics and women's issues, and was a founding member of the Communist Party of America in 1919. She was a figure of some public notoriety for having married millionaire socialist J.G. Phelps Stokes, a member of elite New York society and acquaintance of President Woodrow Wilson.
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O my luve’s like the melodie That’s sweetly play’d in tune.”
—Robert Burns (1759–1796)
“Some pray to marry the man they love,
My prayer will somewhat vary;
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—Rose Pastor Stokes (1879–1933)