Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909
Overview
Pair the picture book, Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909, with primary sources to have students practice close reading, build vocabulary, and investigate labor activism and one group’s fight for shorter hours, increased wages, and more sanitary working conditions. After, students may share, in words or pictures, an example of something they have done or they hope to do to affect change.
Related Resources
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Brave Girl primary source set
TPS Teachers Network album -
Primary Source Spotlight: Labor
primary sources & secondary too -
Primary Source Learning: Labor
teaching & learning resources
Grade
Elementary
Subjects
Civics, English Language Arts
Length
40-60 minutes
Topics
civic action, Clara Lemlich, hours, immigrants, labor, picture books, Shirtwaist Makers, strike, wages, women's history, working conditions
Author
Tom Bober