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"A must-read for any activist or reader in search for a piece of inspiration." - Liz Shuler, president, AFL-CIO9 to 5 wasn't just a comic film - it was a movement built by Ellen Cassedy and her friends. Ten office workers in Boston started out sitting in a circle and sharing the problems they encountered on the job. In a few short years, they had built a nationwide movement that united people of diverse races, classes, and ages. They took on the corporate titans. They leafleted and filed lawsuits and started a woman-led union. They won millions of dollars in back pay and helped make sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination illegal. The women office workers who rose up to win rights and respect on the job transformed workplaces throughout America.
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For the past ten years, Ellen Cassedy has been engaged in a fascinating journey: exploring how Lithuania -- once home to her Jewish forebears -- is encountering the complexities of the Nazi and Soviet past. Can we honor our heritage without perpetuating hatred? How do people move forward after a history of genocide? Ellen speaks to a variety of audiences about the Holocaust, Jewish culture, and Lithuania.She is the winner of the 2013 National Book Prize from Grub Street, the 2013 Towson Prize for Literature, the Silver Medal for History from the 2012 ForeWord Book of the Year Awards, the 2013 Prakhin International Literary Foundation Award, and the 2013-14 Best Book Award from the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies. Shortlisted for the 2014 Saroyan Prize.Website: http://www.ellencassedy.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/ellencassedyauthor
