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Rose Nader (February 7, 1906 - January 20, 2006, born Rose Bouziane) was the mother of U.S. activist, consumer advocate, and frequent third-party candidate, Ralph Nader. She was a well-known activist in her hometown of Winsted, Connecticut, where she famously confronted Sen. Prescott Bush, the grandfather of current U.S. President George W. Bush.
Rose Bouziane was born in Zahle, Lebanon to a sheep broker and a teacher. She taught high school French and Arabic, as the first woman teacher to teach outside of her hometown, before she married Nathra Nader in 1925. They immigrated to the United States, and soon settled in Winsted, Connecticut, where Nathra's Main Street bakery/restaurant/general store became a place for residents bemoaning actions or inactions at town hall. With her husband, she authored It Happened in the Kitchen: Recipes for Food and Thought ISBN 0-936758-29-5
She confronted Sen. Prescott Bush (R-CT) in 1955, after a catastrophic flood. Bush was approached by Nader at a public gathering, and offered his hand in an obligatory fashion. Mrs. Nader continued to 'shake' his hand, all the while giving him examples of why a dam is needed, until he promised to help a dry-dam proposal move forward. Her request was fulfilled. Later, she advocated building a community center for children, forming a speakers club that would bring worldly lecturers to the town, and expanding and preserving a local health center.
Occasionially, Mrs. Nader used newspaper opinion pages to express her views. Writing in the New York Times in 1982, she denounced the use of "credibility phrases" such as "frankly", "to tell you the truth" and "in all honesty" that sometimes came before a political statement or sales pitch. They gave her "the pervasive feeling that distrust is so widespread that people need to use such language to be believed."
Nader died on January 20, 2006 of congestive heart failure at the age of 99. Soon after, a memorial was held and her son Ralph was among those who addressed the gathering. In reference to her as a mother, he called her "our anchor, compass and vision." The family of Mrs. Nader is giving rosebushes to those of Winsted who have fond memories of Mrs. Nader as a teacher, friend and wonderful person. These bushes amount to a total of 100.
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Unsafe at Any Speed · Action for a Change · Whistle-Blowing · Corporate Power in America (with Mark J. Green) · You and Your Pension (with Kate Blackwell) · The Consumer and Corporate Accountability · In Pursuit of Justice · Ralph Nader Congress Project · Ralph Nader Presents: A Citizen's Guide to Lobbying · Verdicts on Lawyers · Who's Poisoning America (with Ronald Brownstein and John Richard) · The Big Boys (with William Taylor) · The Good Fight: Declare Your Independency and Close the Democracy Gap · Crashing the Party: Taking on the Corporate Government in an Age of Surrender · Cutting Corporate Welfare · No Contest: Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of Justice in America (with Wesley J. Smith) · Collision Course: the Truth About Airline Safety (with Wesley J. Smith) · Lemon Book: Auto Rights (with Clarence Ditlow) · Winning the Insurance Game: the Complete Consumer's Guide to Saving Money (with Wesley J. Smith) · Menace of Atomic Energy (with John Abbotts) · Taming the Giant Corporation (with Joel Seligman and Mark J. Green) · Canada Firsts (with Nadia Milleron and Duff Conacher) · The Frugal Shopper (with Wesley J. Smith) · Getting the Best from Your Doctor (with Wesley J. Smith) · Nader on Australia · The Ralph Nader Reader · It Happened in the Kitchen: Recipes for Food and Thought · Why Women Pay More (with Frances Cerra Whittelsley) · Children First! A Parent's Guide to Fighting Corporate Predators · The Seventeen Traditions
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Public Citizen · Consumer Project on Technology · Public Interest Research Group · Center for Auto Safety · Connecticut Citizen Action Group · Essential Information · Princeton Project 55 · Appleseed Foundation · Democracy Rising · Citizen Advocacy Center · Citizens Utility Boards · Congress Accountability Project · Consumer Task Force For Automotive Issues · Corporate Accountability Research Project · Disability Rights Center · Equal Justice Foundation · Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights · Georgia Legal Watch · National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform · National Coalition for Universities in the Public Interest · Pension Rights Center · PROD · Retired Professionals Action Group · The Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest · Center for the Study of Responsive Law · Aviation Consumer Action Project · Clean Water Action Project · Center for Women's Policy Studies · Trial Lawyers for Public Justice · Telecommunications Research and Action Center · National Coalition for Universities in the Public Interest · Resource Consumption Alliance · Center for Insurance Research · Government Purchasing Project · Center for Justice and Democracy · Organization for Competitive Markets · American Antitrust Institute · Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest · Commercial Alert · Congressional Accountability Project
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