Laura Z. Hobson was born on June 19, 1900, in New York City.
On June 19, 1900, Laura Z. Hobson was born in New York City to Jewish immigrants from Russia, Michael Zametkin and Adeline Don Noun. Her upbringing in a family involved in socialist activism laid the foundation for her future as an insightful writer and advocate for social justice.
Her early life in an immigrant household exposed her to discussions of equality and justice, essential themes in her later literary work, particularly in her exploration of discrimination through novels like "Gentleman's Agreement."