The Horrors Of Sweatshop Abuse By Clara Lemlich

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After viewing the horrors of sweatshop abuse, Clara Lemlich was simply enraged. Her rights and the rights of other working women in sweatshops were being denied, whether it was being overworked, not receiving pay, or suffering from excruciating injuries. It was not right, but what could a small russian girl do? On page 179, it says “ There is no reason for them to work us so hard, to strip our dignity from us. In this country where all are free to speak their minds, it is becoming difficult to say nothing.” Clara witnesses this injustice and joins the union to help fight. “I have only been in this country for two years but quickly, I learned you have to fight for what you want, you have to take what you need.”- Pg. 236. Overtime Clara choses