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Title Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 / written by Michelle Markel ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
Author Markel, Michelle, author.
Publisher New York : Balzer + Bray, [2013]
Copyright ©2013.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition First edition.
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 HF-Picture Books  JPBOR MAR Nearby on shelf  30632002931578 08-12-22  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographic references.
NOTE Accelerated Reader LG 5.0 0.5 156055
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.
Audience Ages 4-9.
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.
Add'l Names Sweet, Melissa, 1956- illustrator.
Other title Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
ISBN 9780061804427
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