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

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

Brave Girl

Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909

Michelle Markel

2013·28 pages·Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction

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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Brave Girl

Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909

Michelle Markel

Year

2013

Pages

28

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction History & Politics

Description

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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