We Shall Not Be Moved
Publication Information
Author:  Dash, Joan	Illustrator:
Title:  We Shall Not Be Moved	Date:  1996
Publisher:  Scholastic	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-590-48409-5	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
This is the story of the shirtwaist industry in New York (early 1900s) and the young women who formed a union, managed a months-long strike, and brought the nation's attention to their low pay and cruel working conditions.
Teaching Ideas:
This book belongs with the study of labor/the economy, women's issues, or social issues. A Venn Diagram [link] could be used to compare specifics of this strike with other famous ones (e.g., farmworkers). Students may wish to find out more about unions or key figures like Mother Jones (http://www.digital.library.upenn.edu/women/jones/MotherJones/html). They may want to explore links between these events and the Women's Suffrage Movement.
Teaching Strategies:
Venn Diagrams    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Geography > economics History > time period > 20th Century History > region > U.S. history > labor laws > Labor Union Movement Social Studies > sociology > social issues > social action > activism Social Studies > sociology > women > women in history

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