First published in the United States of America by: Philomel Books, 2015.
Inspired by the real-life story of Clara Lemlich, a spirited young woman who emigrated from Russia to New York at the turn of the twentieth century and fought tenaciously for equal rights. Bucking the norms of both her traditional Jewish family and societal conventions, Clara refuses to accept substandard working conditions in the factories on Manhattan's Lower East Side. For years, Clara devotes herself to the labor fight, speaking up for those who suffer in silence. In time, Clara convinces the women in the factories to strike, organize, and unionize, culminating in the famous Uprising of the 20,000.
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Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982 --Juvenile fiction.
Women in the labor movement--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile fiction. Immigrants--Juvenile fiction. Jews--United States--Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951--Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse. Historical fiction. Young adult fiction.