Fight to Win!: // Heroes of American Labor (the Young Readers Edition of Fight Like Hell)

The revelatory history of the American labor movement, from independent journalist andTeen Voguelabor columnist Kim Kelly, now adapted for young readers.

The history of American labor is full of incredible leaders, organizers, and workers, but not all of them have gotten the recognition they deserve.

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Rosina Tucker, a Black woman who helped railroad workers organize the first Black-led labor union in America,

Maria Moreno, an Indigenous and Mexican woman who fought for farmworkers in the fields of California,

Ah Quon McElrath, a Chinese Hawaiian woman who united the laborers of the vast sugarcane plantations,

Ben Fletcher, a Black dockworker who organized a strong, interracial union that ran the ports of Philadelphia,

Judy Heumann, a disabled Jewish schoolteacher who became the mother of the Disability Rights Movementand many more.

With blood, sweat, and tears, theyfought to winthe rights we hold so dear today.

Their voices reveal the true history of American labor.

Kim Kelly is a labor reporter forIn These Timesmagazine and has been a regular labor columnist forTeen Voguesince 2018. Her writing on labor, class, politics, disability, and culture has appeared inTheNation,TheWashington Post,TheNew York Times,The Baffler,The New Republic,Rolling Stone,Esquire, and many others. Kelly has also worked as a video correspondent forMore Perfect Union,The Real News Network, and Means TV.Previously, she was the heavy metal editor at Noisey,Vices music vertical, and helped organize theViceunion. A third-generation union member, she served three terms as an elected councilperson for the Writers Guild of America, East Council. Her first book,Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor, was published in 2022. She was born in the heart of the South Jersey Pine Barrens and currently lives in Philadelphia with a hard-workin man, a couple of taxidermy bears, and way too many books.

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Publish Date: May 06, 2025
• Pages: 320
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9781665937290
• Dimensions: 0.63″ H x 8.25″ L x 5.5″ W | 0.0 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Kids