Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman's Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights

by Mary Cronk Farrell

Book Overview

Fannie Sellins (1872-1919) lived during the Gilded Age of American Industrialization, when the Carnegies and Morgans wore jewels while their laborers wore rags.

Fannie dreamed that America could achieve its ideals of equality and justice for all, and she sacrificed her life to help that dream come true. Fannie became a union activist, helping to create St. Louis, Missouri, Local 67 of the United Garment Workers of America. She traveled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419718843
• ISBN13: 9781419718847
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9