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"Life in the Shop": The Story of an Immigrant Garment Worker
Clara Lemlich ignited the 1909 walkout of shirtwaist makers with her call for a general strike. This piece was first published in the New York Evening Journal, November 28, 1909.
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Background Essay on Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl
This essay explains the significance of young female immigrants in the labor upheavals that helped define the Progressive Era.
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)