Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909
By Michelle Markel
Illustrators
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Edition
By Michelle Markel
Hardcover edition
Publisher HarperCollins Imprint Balzer + Bray ISBN9780061804427
Awards and Honors Booklist 2013 Lasting Connections, Social Studies; SLJs Best Books of 2013, Nonfiction; 2014 Sydney Taylor Notable Book, Younger Readers; 2014 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book; 2014 Amelia Bloomer Project List, Early Readers Nonfiction, Top Ten; 2014 Flora Straus Award; 2014 Jane Addams Book Award Winner, Younger ChildrenBrave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909
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“We must do something . . . huge.” Immigrant Clara Lemlich, a garment worker in New York City, organized “the largest walkout of women workers in U.S. history.” Further information about the garment industry. Selected bibliography. Full-color watercolor, gouache, and mixed-media illustrations.
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