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

Markel, Michelle. Illus. by Melissa Sweet. 2013. Unpaged. Balzer + Bray, (978-0-0618-0442-7). K-Gr.4.

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Clara Lemlich bravely protested unfair working conditions in New York, and in 1909 she led the largest walkout by women workers in U.S. history.

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978-0-0618-0442-7

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bloomer.jpg The Amelia Bloomer Book List
The Amelia Bloomer Project, a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, compiles the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers (ages birth through 18).
Please note, this award is now called "Rise: A Feminist Book Project"
2014 - Selection(s)