Old Rosin the Beau Old Rosin the Beau "Old Rosin the Beau" (or "Rosin the Bow") is an American folk song popular in the 19th century, probably of British or Irish origin, first published in Philadelphia during 1838. An earlier version, "Rosin the Bow" (not "Beau") refers to rosin with the bow of a violin, but both cover the same general subject ("see below:" Full lyrics). There are many variations of the song(s), and the tune has been re-used in other songs for political campaign jingles, slave songs, comedy songs, or other folk songs. Early versions of "Old Rosin the Beau" relate the story
Hanna Rosin "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central. A character portrayed by actress Chloë Sevigny in the 2003 film "Shattered Glass" about Rosin's colleague at "The New Republic", Stephen Glass, was loosely based on Rosin. Rosin has published a book based on her 2010 "Atlantic" story, "The End of Men". She gave a TED talk on the subject in 2010. In this work she details the emergence of women as a powerful force of the American workplace. For Rosin, this shifting economy has allowed women to use their most gendered stereotypical strengths to succeed. In the past she has specialized in writing