02914cam a2200673 i 4500 346026310 TxAuBib 20180509120000.0 120628s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012025439 9780061804427 0061804428 (OCoLC)795757604 TxAuBib rda Markel, Michelle. Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 / written by Michelle Markel ; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. First edition. New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013] ©2013. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "The artist used watercolor, gouache, and mixed media to create the illustrations for this book."--Title page verso. Typography and jacket design by Rachel Zegar. Includes bibliographical references. 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. Elementary Grade. 760 Lexile. Accelerated Reader 5.0. Reading Counts! 3.6. Lemlich, Clara 1886-1982 Juvenile literature. Lemlich, Clara, 1886-1982. Shirtwaist Makers' Strike (New York, New York : 1909.) Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909 Juvenile literature. Strikes and lockouts Clothing trade New York (State) New York Juvenile literature. Women clothing workers New York (State) New York Juvenile literature. Women in the labor movement New York (State) New York Juvenile literature. Child labor United States Juvenile literature. Immigrant children United States Biography. Determination (Personality trait) in children Juvenile literature. Child labor. Determination (Personality trait) in children. Immigrant children. Strikes and lockouts Clothing trade. Women clothing workers. Women in the labor movement. New York (State) New York. United States. Biography. Juvenile works. Sweet, Melissa, illustrator. Zegar, Rachel,. Balzer + Bray. HarperCollins (Firm). TXLCL