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In 1936, Léa was working at the communist bookshop Modern Bookstore when she was asked by Ted Allan, a young communist journalist who would go on to become a playwright and screenwriter, to work as an “educational director” for the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU/UIOVD). Alongside Rose Pesotta, Léa helped unionize the garment factories that were home to the dressmaking industry.

Reference : Dossier Pioneers of Feminism and Unionism : Léa Roback and Madeleine Parent