Clara Lemlich /

Clara Lemlich immigrated to New York to escape danger in Ukraine, where she was born. She started working in clothing factories on the Lower East Side, only to realize that workers were being treated unfairly. So she stood up for the rights of workers, especially girls and women, and she won, changi...

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Main Author:	Heiligman, Deborah (Author)
Other Authors:	Flint, Gillian (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Philomel, [2021].
Series:	She persisted (Philomel Books)
Subjects:	Lemlich, Clara, > 1886-1982 > Juvenile literature. Lemlich, Clara, > 1886-1982. Women labor leaders > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature. Women clothing workers > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature. Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909 > Juvenile literature. Women social reformers > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Juvenile literature. Women labor leaders. Women clothing workers. Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909. Women social reformers. Women > Biography.

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Summary:	Clara Lemlich immigrated to New York to escape danger in Ukraine, where she was born. She started working in clothing factories on the Lower East Side, only to realize that workers were being treated unfairly. So she stood up for the rights of workers, especially girls and women, and she won, changing the way factory workers were treated in America forever.
Physical Description:	55 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-55).
ISBN:	9780593115718 0593115716 9780593115725 0593115724