[T1S1] birth in Romania; early education in Romania; experiences with anti-Semitism in that country; number of siblings in her family; religious atmosphere in her home; immigration to New York, NY, at age thirteen; employment in a tie factory; affiliation with the Socialist Party in New York; courtship and marriage to Sidney Stark; birth of children; the 1912 textile strike in New England; moves to Pittsburgh in 1916; her membership with Young Women's Hebrew Association and B'nai B'rith.