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Apr 06, 2018orange_lobster_23 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a fictional version of oppressive labor conditions in N. Carolina textile mills in the 1920's; and attempts by the workers to unionize. The main protagonist is the Ella Mae, a worker/homemaker/mother abused at home and work, who, reluctantly, is recruited than actively becomes the voice of the workers. While researching union history for this novel, the author discovered a familial link to Ella Mae.