| Audacity Lib/E Contributor(s): Gideon, Ann Marie (Read by), Crowder, Melanie (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798200298198 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Biographical - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A gorgeously told novel in verse written with intimacy and power, Audacity is inspired by the real-life story of Clara Lemlich, a spirited young woman who emigrated from Russia to New York at the turn of the twentieth century and fought tenaciously for equal rights. Bucking the norms of both her traditional Jewish family and societal conventions, Clara refuses to accept substandard working conditions in the factories on Manhattan's Lower East Side. For years, Clara devotes herself to the labor fight, speaking up for those who suffer in silence. In time, Clara convinces the women in the factories to strike, organize, and unionize, culminating in the famous Uprising of the 20,000. Powerful, breathtaking, and inspiring, Audacity is the story of a remarkable young woman, whose passion and selfless devotion to her cause changed the world. |