Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 Hardcover - 2013
by Michelle Markel; Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
The inspiring true story of Clara Lemlich, a young immigrant girl in early 20th-century New York who led the biggest strike of women workers in U.S. history.
From the rear cover
When Clara Lemlich arrived in America, she couldn't speak English. She didn't know that young women had to go to work, that they traded an education for long hours of labor, that she was expected to grow up fast.
But that did not stop Clara.
She went to night school, spent hours studying English, and helped support her family by sewing in a factory.
Clara never quit. And she never accepted that girls should be treated poorly and paid little.
So Clara fought back. Fed up with the mistreatment of her fellow laborers, Clara led the largest walkout of women workers in the country's history.
Clara had learned a lot from her short time in America. She learned that everyone deserved a fair chance. That you had to stand together and fight for what you wanted. And, most importantly, that you could do anything you put your mind to.
Details
- Title Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
- Author Michelle Markel; Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, New York
- Date 2013-01-22
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780061804427 / 0061804428
- Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
- Dimensions 10.68 x 8.95 x 0.34 in (27.13 x 22.73 x 0.86 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 760
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Locality: New York, N.Y.
- Sex & Gender: Girl's Interest
- Topical: Self-Esteem
- Library of Congress subjects Women clothing workers - New York (State) -, Women in the labor movement - New York
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012025439
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 11/15/2012, Page 44
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 02/01/2013, Page 303
- Horn Book Magazine, 01/01/2013, Page 107
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2013, Page 0
- Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/2012, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 02/04/2013, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 01/01/2013, Page 93
- SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2013, Page 34
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