Edith Segal Papers 1920-1997

Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre

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Segal, Edith, 1902-

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New York dancer, teacher, and writer, b.1902-d.1997, whose work was closely allied to her political activism. From the description of Edith Segal Papers, 1920-1997. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122487746 Edith Segal was an American dancer, teacher and writer. Born in 1902 on the lower east side of New York City, her father was a cigar maker and an active union member. Her mother ran a small business out of the house as a hairdresser and maker o...

Unity House

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Unity House was a resort in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, operated by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and used as a vacation destination and educational center for its members. It was purchased by Locals 22 and 25 in 1919, and consisted of a lake and 750 acres of land. In the 1920s the locals sold the resort to the international organization. Unity House prospered after World War II, but attendance dropped throughout the 1960s and continued to dwindle in the 1970s and 19...