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The story of writer Anzia Yezierska (c.1880–1970), a Polish immigrant to New York City's Lower East Side, is at once so stereotypical and yet still so unusual. She grew up a poor Jewish girl, with dreams of breaking away from the male-dominated culture and becoming an independent writer. But those dreams were put on hold as she worked away in sweatshops and laundries...Log In or Sign Up to Read More