Clara Lemlich

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Clara Lemlich Shavelson
Clara Lemlich circa 1910
Born	March 28, 1886 Horodok, Ukraine
Died	July 12, 1982(1982-07-12) (aged 96) Los Angeles, CA
Occupation(s)	Union organizer, suffragist, activist
Known for	Leader of the Uprising of the 20,000
Spouse(s)	Joe Shavelson (1913–1951, his death) Abe Goldman (1960–1967)
Children	Irving Charles Velson Martha Shavelson Schaffer Rita Shavelson Margules

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.^[1] 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.