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

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Author(s)	Michelle Markel
Illustrator(s)	Melissa Sweet
Age Group	5-8
Publisher	Balzer and Bray
ISBN	978-0061804427
Year	2017

This book tells the true story of Clara Lemlich, a young Jewish, Ukrainian immigrant who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history. When Clara arrived in the U.S., she couldn't speak English. She didn't know that young women had to go to work and that they traded an education for long hours of labor. Fed up with the mistreatment of her fellow laborers, Clara led the largest walkout of women workers the country had seen. From her short time in the U.S., Clara learned that everyone deserved a fair chance and that you had to stand together and fight for what you wanted.

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