Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
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An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike, describing 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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Picture BooksBiographyNonfictionHistoryChildrensHistoricalFeminismSocial JusticeActivismAmerican History
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