Clara Lemlich
Clara Lemlich · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Led the 1909 'Uprising of the 20,000' garment workers' strike that launched the modern American labor movement
1886, Horodok, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) — 1982, Los Angeles, California, USA
New York · Los Angeles
Clara Lemlich is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Led the 1909 'Uprising of the 20,000' garment workers' strike that launched the modern American labor movement
Clara Lemlich was a Jewish labour leader who, as a young garment worker and immigrant from the Russian Empire, sparked the 1909 'Uprising of the 20,000' — the massive New York shirtwaist-makers' strike that galvanized the modern American labour movement. Blacklisted from the trade, she remained a lifelong organizer for workers' and women's rights.
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Source: Wikipedia; Jewish Women's Archive
Led the 1909 'Uprising of the 20,000' garment workers' strike that launched the modern American labor movement
Source: Wikipedia; Jewish Women's Archive
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