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Diverse Books - Jewish Picture Books
Mighty Little Girls
Picture Books About Jobs, Occupations, and Labor
Mighty Little Girls
Picture Books About Jobs, Occupations, and Labor
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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.
2) Audacity
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"A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th century in New York"--Provided by publisher.
3) Mother Jones
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This is a serviceable biography of noted labor leader Mary Harris, who was active from the 1880s until her death in 1930. Gay covers the basics of her life and includes a time line and lengthy bibliography. Judith Pinkerton Josephson's Mother Jones (Lerner, 1997) is similar in scope, but does a better job of providing background information and delineating Jones's character.
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A biography of the labor leader who grew up in Ireland, emigrated to the United States, lost her family to yellow fever, and helped the mistreated working class, from coal miners to child mill workers, achieve better working conditions in the late 1800s and early 1900s.