Brave Girl

Where did Clara Lemlich immigrate to?

• Boston

• New York City

What were thousands of immigrant girls, including Clara, hired to make?

• food

• clothing

Why weren't many immigrant girls able to attend school?

• because they were garment workers

• because they had to stay home with their families

How did the bosses treat the girls?

• nicely- the bosses listened to the girls and were kind to them

• horribly- they made the girls work long hours with no breaks

What does Clara urge the other garment workers to do?

• keep doing exactly as they're told

• fight for their rights

Why does Clara go on strike?

• because she and the other garment workers are overworked, underpaid and punished for standing up

• because she doesn't want to work anymore

Who leads the largest walkout of women's workers in U.S. history?

• male union leaders

• Clara

How old were many of the women workers on strike?

• girls as young as 12 and in their young teens

• women over the age of 50

What was the effect of the general strike?

• all of the garment workers lost their jobs and were unable to work again

• shorter work week and better pay for the garment workers

Choose the best word to describe Clara:

• fearful

• brave

• mean