Colorado author and teacher Melanie Crowder reads from and discusses her new novel for young readers Audacity, the inspiring story of Russian immigrant Clara Lemlich, whose fight for equal rights in New York at the turn of the twentieth century led to the largest strike by women in American history. Powerful, breathtaking, and inspiring, Audacity is the story of a remarkable young woman, whose passion and selfless devotion to her cause changed the world.
($17.99) Philomel Books ISBN # 9780399168994. You can visit Melanie Crowder‘s official web site as well.
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