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September - POTUS: President of the Union Strikebreak
Exactly one labor union endorsed Reagan in his candidacy. And the Air Traffic Controller Union (PATCO) paid dearly for that support when Reagan broke their strike and weakened all unions in the process. 

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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel

Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909

Michelle Markel

32 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography childrens history informative fast-paced
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore

496 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science emotional slow-paced
Working 9 To 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie by Ellen Cassedy

Working 9 To 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie

Ellen Cassedy

7 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction informative inspiring medium-paced
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow

In Real Life

In Real Life #1

Cory Doctorow

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction graphic novel politics technology video games young adult adventurous fast-paced
The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark

Kate Moore

6 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

nonfiction autobiography biography childrens history emotional informative fast-paced
Storming Heaven by Denise Giardina

Storming Heaven

Denise Giardina

304 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Gilded Mountain: A Novel by Kate Manning

Gilded Mountain: A Novel

Kate Manning

451 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell

The Women of the Copper Country

Mary Doria Russell

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced
Audacity by Melanie Crowder

Audacity

Melanie Crowder

400 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike That Changed America by Joseph A. McCartin

Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike That Changed America

Joseph A. McCartin

472 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
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