Clara Lemlich led the Uprising of N.Y. garment workers I am a - TopicsExpress



          

Clara Lemlich led the Uprising of N.Y. garment workers I am a working girl, one of those striking against intolerable conditions, she told the crowd And I have no further patience for talk. 700 of the women she led on the strike were arrested, 19 were sentenced to labor camps. The next year a fire in her factory killed 146 workers: steel doors had been bolted shut to prevent workers from going on breaks. She lived to be 96.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:39:08 +0000

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