Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 / written by Michelle Markel ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
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TextPublication details: New York : Balzer + Bray, c2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: - 9780061804427 (hbk.)
- 0061804428 (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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- HD5325.C62 1909 M37 2013
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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.