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Format:

Book

Author:

Title:

Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 / written by Michelle Markel ; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher, Date:

New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Summary:

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.

Target Audience Note:

Elementary Grade.

760 Lexile.

Subjects:

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.

Child labor -- United States -- Juvenile literature.

Immigrant children -- United States -- Biography.

Determination (Personality trait) in children -- Juvenile literature.