<span>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. Later blacklisted from the industry for her labor union work, she became a member of the Communist Party USA and a consumer activist.</span>
Clara Lemlich accomplished better working conditions for female garment workers in New York City in 1909.
She was an Ukrainian immigrant in the United States who led the Uprising of the 20,000 which was a massive strike in which women in the garment making industry took the streets to call for better rights for workers such as better working hours or improved wages. Later on, she became a member of the Communist Party USA and a consumer activist.
