Brave girl
About this book
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.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL16700039W
Subjects
Women in the labor movementStrikes and lockoutsClothing tradeWomen clothing workersJuvenile literatureShirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909Shirtwaist Makers' Strike (New York, New York : 1909) fast (OCoLC)fst01405101Child laborDetermination (Personality trait) in childrenImmigrant childrenBiographyClothing and dress, juvenile literatureNew york (n.y.), historyNew york (n.y.), juvenile literatureJewish womenSocial conditions