Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 / written by Michelle Markel ; pictures by Melissa Sweet.
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TextPublication details: New York : Balzer + Bray, c2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: - 0061804428 (hbk.)
- 9780061804427 (hbk.)
- Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982 -- Juvenile literature
- Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909 -- Juvenile literature
- Strikes and lockouts -- Clothing trade -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Women clothing workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Women in the labor movement -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When Clara Lemlich arrived in America, she couldn't speak English. She didn't know that young women had to go to work, that they traded an education for long hours of labor, that she was expected to grow up fast.
But that did not stop Clara.
She went to night school, spent hours studying English, and helped support her family by sewing in a factory.
Clara never quit. And she never accepted that girls should be treated poorly and paid little.
So Clara fought back. Fed up with the mistreatment of her fellow laborers, Clara led the largest walkout of women workers in the country's history.
Clara had learned a lot from her short time in America. She learned that everyone deserved a fair chance. That you had to stand together and fight for what you wanted. And, most importantly, that you could do anything you put your mind to.
Includes bibliographical references.
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
Ages 4-9.