Clara Lemlich in a Shirtwaist, circa 1910 Activist, International Ladies Garment Workers Union leader, and founder of the Progressive Women’s Councils, Clara Lemlich (1886-1982) in a shirtwaist circa 1910. Print Full Image Rights JWA use only on jwa.org Date / time c. 1910 Owner Kheel Center, Cornell University Institution Kheel Center, Cornell University Submitter Morley, Barb Related contentThis Week in History: Wage Earners' League for Woman Suffrage holds first mass rallyThis Week in History: Activist Clara Shavelson leads butcher shop boycottLTL Biography: Clara Lemlich ShavelsonBlog: Where's the Beef? Blog: Writing a RevolutionaryEncyclopedia Article: Clara Lemlich ShavelsonThis Week in History: Radical activist Clara Lemlich Shavelson diesDocument study: Photo of Clara LemlichCooper UnionBlog: The Organizers and Researchers of the Labor MovementEncyclopedia Article: Eastern European Immigrants in the United StatesEncyclopedia Article: Uprising of 20,000 (1909)Blog: Celebrate Labor Day with New Protections For Pregnant Workers