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

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

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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Main Author: Markel, Michelle (Author)
Other Authors: Sweet, Melissa, 1956- (Illustrator), Zegar, Rachel (Bookjacket designer, Typographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
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.
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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Call Number: 331.89288711509747109041 .M3452 2013
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