Welcome to The Ernestine Rose Society
The mission of the Ernestine Rose Society is to revive the legacy of this important early nineteenth century reformer by recognizing her pioneering role in the first wave of feminism.
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"We are not crusading for the rights of the women of New England or of old England but of the world" - Ernestine Rose at the first National Woman's Rights Convention, Worcester, MA 1850
Read a short biography of Ernestine Rose.
Read excerpts from her speeches on women's rights issues (many of which are still current issues) Also, read Ernestine Rose's stirring address to the second National Women's Rights Conference in 1851.
NEW! 2008 Publication of Mistress of Herself: Speeches and Letters of Ernestine L. Rose, EarlyWomen's Rights Leader. Paula Doress-Worters, Author/Editor. (Published by The Feminist Press of City University of New York . For more information: www.feministpress.org ).
Book tour: Paula Doress-Worters is available to speak about Mistress of Herself: Speeches and Letters of Ernestine L. Rose, EarlyWomen's Rights Leader. See page of book tour events.
Read about the Ernestine Rose Society Projects and Events. Descriptions and photos from commemorative events at Highgate Cemetery in London, August 2002.
See Bibliography of Ernestine Rose books and articles
Learn about the founder, honorary chair, and advisory board of the Ernestine Rose Society and some of their publications
Find out about membership in the Ernestine Rose Society
Susan B. Anthony recognized Ernestine Rose as one of the three foremothers of the 19th century women's rights movement in the United States. "....Mary Wollstonecraft and then Frances Wright and Ernestine Rose...All spoke about women's rights before Lucretia Mott, Stanton, and others." Anthony kept a large photo of Rose on the wall of her study and described her as "that noble worker for the cause of women's rights." Anthony and Rose probably first met in 1852 when Anthony attended her first Woman's Rights Convention. Rose had been advocating for women's rights in the U.S. since 1836.
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