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Artists Artists France Biography Juvenile literature Lemlich, Clara 1886-1982 Rousseau, Henri 1844-1910 Rousseau, Henri 1844-1910 Juvenile literature Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909 Strikes and lockouts Clothing trade New York (State) New York Women clothing workers New York (State) New York Women in the labor movement New York (State) New York Women in the labor movement New York (State) New York Juvenile literatureFilter By Authors
Markel, Michelle.Markel, Michelle.
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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2013
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LEMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J331.892 MARMarkel, Michelle.
Summary: A child's biography of French artist Henri Rousseau, who spent his life as a toll collector, but created unheralded masterpieces in his spare time.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2012