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

Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 /

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�...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Markel, Michelle (Author)
Other Authors: Sweet, Melissa, 1956- (Illustrator), Zegar, Rachel (Bookjacket designer, Typographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lemlich, Clara, > 1886-1982 > Juvenile literature.
Lemlich, Clara, > 1886-1982.
1909
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.
Strikes and lockouts.
Women clothing workers.
Women in the labor movement.
Child labor.
Immigrant children.
Determination (Personality trait) in children.
Strikes and lockouts > Clothing trade.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State)
United States.
Dust jackets (Bindings) > 2013.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.

University Library Curriculum Collection, 2nd Floor

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Call Number: Curr HD5325.C62 1909 M37 2013
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