Clara Lemlich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Clara Lemlich

Union organizer, suffragist, activist

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1886

Place of Birth: Horodok, Khmelnytsky Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 12-Jul-1982

Profession: trade unionist, suffragist, feminist, textile worker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.