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The Girl Who Dared to Defy: Jane Street and the Rebel Maids of Denver by Jane Little Botkin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jane Little Botkin has written a profound and deeply personal book about the extraordinary class struggle for women's rights in the wake of the Ludlow coal-mining massacre, a dark stain on the American conscience. While Mother Jones and others get credit for fighting the battles for workers and women's rights, Botkin adds a well-researched and well-written book about a woman who would be otherwise lost to history.

Founding a housemaid's union was something the elite looked down upon. After all, these women had no rights and many felt they deserved none. But with dignity, courage, hard work, and tenacity, Jane Street made a difference in these women's lives, giving them rights that were denied.

This book is a valuable addition to the history of women struggling for freedom, and it is written with a loving hand that makes the reader root for Jane until the last page. Well done, Jane Little Bodkin.



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