Clara Lemlich [She Persisted]by Heiligman, Deborah 

Paperback(Philomel, 2021)

BTSB #: 434994 Available

Dewey: 331.8809/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 5.1 LG Lexile: 780

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Subjects: Lemlich, Clara,|d1886-1982 Women labor leaders - New York (State) - New York - Biography Women clothing workers - New York (State) - New York - Biography Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909 Women social reformers - New York (State) - New York - Biography

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! Readers learn about the amazing life of Clara Lemlich--and how she persisted.