Sade Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hi, I'm reading a 'juvenile classic' right now, and I can't put it down! I actually checked it out from the library to review it as a read-aloud. It's way too mature for my 2nd grader, but I love it! : "Hear My Sorrow; The Diary of Angela Denoto" by Deborah Hopkinson "One of our final two Dear Americas, drama and history meet in this moving diary of an Italian immigrant girl who works in a shirtwaist factory in New York, as the labor unions begin to organize. Angela and her family have arrived in New York City from their village in Italy to find themselves settled in a small tenement apartment on the Lower East Side. When her father is no longer able to work, Angela must leave school and work in a shirtwaist factory. Against the backdrop of the birth of the labor union movement in the early 1900s, Angela plays a part in the drama and turmoil that erupt as the workers begin to strike, protesting the terrible conditions in the sweatshops. And she records the horrors of the Triangle Factory fire and the triumphs and sorrows of the labor movement." Can you recommend any other books from this era? (Or this style, this topic, etc). Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 This is in my Amazon cart right now. Still working class, but about service instead of factory labor. If you are looking for books on labor at the turn of the century, have you read Upton Sinclair's The Jungle? Not always an easy read, and not specific to women, but a classic and a very, very good one. North and South would probably be another good suggestion for you although a bit earlier than the 1900's time frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Dee Brown (author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) has a book called Gentle Tamers. The focus is on women of the wild west. I think the dates it covers are sort of 1870-ish to 1900-ish. The book was written in the fifties, so the language can be a little wince-inducing, but it's a good book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 How about a bio of Annie Oakley? I just saw an "American Experience" PBS program last night about her--what a cool lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 A Lantern in Her Hand and sequel by Bess Aldrich. Pioneer through all the changes of the early 20th c in I believe Iowa. Two of my favorites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sade Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thank you so much, I'm bookmarking all of these suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnygirl Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Slightly later than that, but Rules of Civility is about a girl in NYC in the thirties. Best book I've read since The Help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 If you don't mind Christian Fiction look for books by Lynn Austin.. most specifically Until We Reach Home & A Proper Proposal should fit that time period. Loved them both so much. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 My dd and I both enjoyed Summer Sojourn to the Grand Canyon; The 1898 diary of Zella Dysart. It's hard to find - we got it through ILL several years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Jeannie Gunn's We of the Never Never and Little Black Princess were published in 1908 and 1905. They recount her stay in the Northern Territory of Australia. Bett-Bett, who is princess mentioned, befriends Mrs. Gunn, and both books were a big favourite of mine when I was 9 and living in Australia. Amazon has them. Of the two, I think LBP would be just perfect as a read-aloud for a 7 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 A Lantern in Her Hand and sequel by Bess Aldrich. Pioneer through all the changes of the early 20th c in I believe Iowa. Two of my favorites! :iagree:Wonderful books! The sequel is A White Bird Flying. I'd also like to suggest A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Mrs. Mike (but NOT the sequel to Mrs. Mike - yuck!). These books are for you, not your daughter, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 A different social milieu, but Testament of Youth, by Vera Brittain, is a memoir that covers that period. It's an adult book. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sade Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Yes, for me, thanks! :iagree:Wonderful books! The sequel is A White Bird Flying. I'd also like to suggest A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Mrs. Mike (but NOT the sequel to Mrs. Mike - yuck!). These books are for you, not your daughter, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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