Clara Lemlich
Clara Lemlich Shavelson (March 28, 1886 – July 12, 1982) was a leader of the Uprising of 20,000, the massive strike of shirtwaist workers in New York's garment industry in 1909, where she spoke in Yiddish and called for action. Later blacklisted from the industry for her labor union work, she became a member of the Communist Party USA and a consumer activist. In her last years as a nursing home resident she helped to organize the staff.
Clara Lemlich Shavelson | |
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Clara Lemlich circa 1910 | |
| Born | March 28, 1886 Horodok, Ukraine |
| Died | July 12, 1982 (aged 96) Los Angeles, CA |
| Occupation(s) | Union organizer, suffragist, activist |
| Known for | Leader of the Uprising of the 20,000 |
| Spouse(s) | Joe Shavelson (1913–1951, his death) Abe Goldman (1960–1967) |
| Children | Irving Charles Velson Martha Shavelson Schaffer Rita Shavelson Margules |
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