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

Markel, Michelle

ISBN 10: 1629238341 ISBN 13: 9781629238340

Verlag: DREAMSCAPE MEDIA, 2014

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Starred review. "Markel's informative text buzzes with details of the oppressive conditions and neatly plays up Clara's can-do spirit...The zingy images masterfully (and appropriately) incorporate fabric and stitches as well as old images of checks and time cards. One particularly moving picture is seen from above as row upon row of workers toil away. A detailed note about the garment industry and a selected bibliography conclude. This book has fighting spirit in spades - you go, Clara!"

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When Clara arrived in America, she couldn't speak English. She didn't know that young women had to go to work, that they traded an education for long hours of labor, that she was expected to grow up fast. But that didn't stop Clara. She went to night school, spent hours studying English, and helped support her family by sewing in a shirtwaist factory. Clara never quit, and she never accepted that girls should be treated poorly and paid little. Fed up with the mistreatment of her fellow laborers, Clara led the largest walkout of women workers the country had seen. From her short time in America, Clara learned that everyone deserved a fair chance. That you had to stand together and fight for what you wanted. And, most importantly, that you could do anything you put your mind to.

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• Verlag: DREAMSCAPE MEDIA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1629238341
• ISBN 13: 9781629238340
• Einband: CD de audio
• Zeichner: Sweet Melissa