Brave girl, Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909, written by Michelle Markel illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Type
Label
Brave girl, Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909, written by Michelle Markel illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Elementary Grade
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Brave girl
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1319097487
Responsibility statement
written by Michelle Markel illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Sub title
Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Summary
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district
Target audience
juvenile
Creator
Subject
- 1909
- Biographies
- Juvenile works
- Strikes and lockouts + Clothing trade -- New York (State) -- New York
- New York (State) + New York
- Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982
- Immigrant children
- Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982 -- Juvenile literature
- Picture books
- Women clothing workers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Strikes and lockouts + Clothing trade -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Women clothing workers
- Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, (New York, New York :, 1909)
- United States
- Women clothing workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Immigrant children -- United States -- Biography
- Women in the labor movement -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Women in the labor movement -- New York (State) -- New York
- Determination (Personality trait) in children
- Braille books
- Picture books for children
- Determination (Personality trait) in children -- Juvenile literature
- Literature
- Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909 -- Juvenile literature
- Child labor -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Strikes and lockouts + Clothing trade
- Women in the labor movement
- Child labor
- Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909
Content
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor3
- Creator1
- Genre6
- Subject29
- 1909
- Biographies
- Juvenile works
- Strikes and lockouts + Clothing trade -- New York (State) -- New York
- New York (State) + New York
- Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982
- Immigrant children
- Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982 -- Juvenile literature
- Picture books
- Women clothing workers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Strikes and lockouts + Clothing trade -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Women clothing workers
- Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, (New York, New York :, 1909)
- United States
- Women clothing workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Immigrant children -- United States -- Biography
- Women in the labor movement -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature
- Women in the labor movement -- New York (State) -- New York
- Determination (Personality trait) in children
- Braille books
- Picture books for children
- Determination (Personality trait) in children -- Juvenile literature
- Literature
- Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909 -- Juvenile literature
- Child labor -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Strikes and lockouts + Clothing trade
- Women in the labor movement
- Child labor
- Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909
- Content2
- Author1
- Illustrator1
- Publisher2
- Mapped to1