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Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 Cover Image Book Book

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

Markel, Michelle (Author). Sweet, Melissa, 1956- (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780061804427 (hardcover bdg.)
  • ISBN: 0061804428 (hardcover bdg.)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume(unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Balzer + Bray, [2013]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.

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Subject: 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.
Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982
Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909
Strikes and lockouts > Clothing trade > New York (State) > New York.
Women clothing workers > New York (State) > New York.
Women in the labor movement > New York (State) > New York.

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  • 15 of 19 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
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  • 4 of 7 copies available at Cook Memorial Library - La Grande .

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Cook Memorial Library - La Grande J 331.892 Mar (Text) 35178001387060 Juvenile Non-Fiction Checked out 12/28/2024
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