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Audacity by Melanie Crowder
A 2015 National Jewish Book Award finalistThe inspiring story of Clara Lemlich, whose fight for equal rights led to the largest strike by women in American history
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.
Melanie Crowder (www.melaniecrowder.net) is the author of A Nearer Moon, Parched, and Audacity, a National Jewish Book Award finalist and ILA Notable Book for a Global Society. Vermont College of Fine Arts awarded her an MFA in Writing. Melanie has worked as an educator for more than a decade on Colorado's Front Range, where she lives with her family. Melanie Crowder can be found on Twitter as @MelanieACrowder.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780147512499 |
| ISBN 10 | 0147512492 |
| Title | Audacity |
| Author | Melanie Crowder |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2016-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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