Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
by Markel, Michelle
Jane Addams Book Award Finalist/Winner BSLJ Best BookBiographies/Autobiographies5Amelia Bloomer ProjectJunior Library Guild Selection2Minority Rights
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AR Book Level
5.0
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,436
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
156055 EN
About this book
This illustrated account of Clara Lemlich's role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike depicts how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest unfair working conditions.