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44 Hours or Strike!

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Pub Date Sep 15 2015 | Archive Date Sep 30 2015

History | Teens & YA

Description

The Toronto Dressmakers’ Strike of 1931 brings young Jewish sisters Sophie and Rose together in a fight for better working conditions, decent wages, and for their union. They are faced with unexpected and sometimes violent barriers, and they quickly find that a strike is more than just a march. In the midst of anti-Semitism and the Great Depression, they come together to try to make a lasting change.

The Toronto Dressmakers’ Strike of 1931 brings young Jewish sisters Sophie and Rose together in a fight for better working conditions, decent wages, and for their union. They are faced with...

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A Note From the Publisher

Ages 10-14

Ages 10-14

Advance Praise

"Intense, dramatic descriptions bring out the hardships of sweatshop life in the early 1930s… A realistic look at a hard-fought fight." -Kirkus Reviews

"Intense, dramatic descriptions bring out the hardships of sweatshop life in the early 1930s… A realistic look at a hard-fought fight." -Kirkus Reviews

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ISBN 9781927583760
PRICE $11.95 (USD)

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