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

5.0

I had my doubts. Labor history? Garment workers? But I read this to my sons tonight and they were spellbound. I think the young protagonist, present-tense storytelling, and straight talk about working conditions brought this story home to them. Melissa Sweet's vibrant water colors, collaged with found paper and stitched together on a machine, put the reader at the worktable alongside Clara.

What more could I ask for? A photograph of Clara Lemlich.