Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
(2013)
By:
Markel, Michelle
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
E/331.892/MARKEL,M
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Balzer + Bray, [2013]
©2013
©2013
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780061804427 (hbk.), 0061804428 (hbk.)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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
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