Rose Bouziane was born in Zahlé, Lebanon.[1] 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.[1] They immigrated to the United States, and soon settled in Winsted, Connecticut.[1] At home, Rose Nader grew her own vegetables and refused to serve processed food.[2] She also limited or banned certain foods due to her worries about carcinogens.[1]