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

by Michelle Markel

Book Overview

The true story of the young immigrant who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history. This picture book biography about the plight of immigrants in America in the early 1900s and the timeless fight for equality and justice should not be missed.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061804428
• ISBN13: 9780061804427
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.9" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3