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Gourley, Catherine

Good Girl Work: Factories, Sweatshops, and How Women Changed Their Role in the America

96 pp. | Lerner/Millbrook | April, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-7613-0951-9 $$23.40
(3) YA This informative, well-organized history traces the plight of young female factory workers from the start of the industrial revolution in America to the organization of labor unions, which fought to change unbearable working conditions. The thoroughly documented narrative--peppered with quotes from interviews, letters, and diaries--gives voice to workers and reform leaders, offering a real sense of their time. Ind.
Reviewer: Mary Burkey

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