Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel

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An engagingly illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women's laborer strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an edu cation and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district. Hardcover book 2009 batch1446043294.2903416 Show more