So often we learn about the men who populate history, with a few notable women sprinkled in as afterthought. The stories of women like Clara Lemlich amaze and inspire me, so I cheer every time one of their stories is told. Powerful, breathtaking, and inspiring, Audacity is the story of a remarkable young woman, whose passion and selfless devotion to her cause changed the world. In time, ClaraĬonvinces the women in the factories to strike, organize, and unionize,Ĭulminating in the famous Uprising of the 20,000. Labor fight, speaking up for those who suffer in silence. Bucking the norms ofīoth her traditional Jewish family and societal conventions,Ĭlara refuses to accept substandard working conditions in the factories Woman who emigrated from Russia to New York at the turn of the twentiethĬentury and fought tenaciously for equal rights. Inspired by the real-life story of Clara Lemlich, a spirited young The inspiring story of Clara Lemlich, whose fight for equal rights led to the largest strike by women in American historyĪ gorgeously told novel in verse written with intimacy and power, Audacity is
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