Well, We Showed Them

Title: Well, We Showed Them
Subject: Clara Lemlech; Working-women's clubs; Factories; Women immigrants; Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909; Labor movement
Description: Clara Lemlich was a factory girl who lived in New York City in the early nineteen hundreds. Lemlich recognized the unsanitary working conditions that many women were subject to in factories and vowed to make a difference. This movie provides a look at Lemlich's life and her active involvement in the "Garment Workers Strike of 1909" and how she inspired other activists to fight for their cause leaving a lasting impression on America's labor industry.
Creator: Muttreja, Ashima
Hazell, Rebecca
Date: 1909
Source: English 2890: Women's Activism in the U.S. collection, Cornell University, permanent link https://hdl.handle.net/1813/12592. https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/12592 Last accessed10/30/2019
Rights: Fair use
Type: biography
video/moving image
Format: m4v
Language: English
Coverage: 1909
New York