Many thanks to NetGalley, Atria Books, and Mary Doria Russell. What an wonderful book of historical fiction about amazing women who set out to make right of so many wrongs. I'll admit I wanted to read this book for a couple of reasons - I have visited the copper country of the Upper Peninsula and was interested in its history and Mary Doria Russell is from Northeast Ohio (where I lived for 25 years) and such a wonderful writer! Definitely a 5 star read.
Annie Clements was only 25 when she decided to stand up for the copper miners in Calumet, Michigan. While still having to perform all of her household duties for an abusive husband, she worked to establish a union for better working conditions for the miners. She rallied the Women's Auxiliary into a nationally-recognized fight at the cost of much that was dear to her.
The story of the impossible lives of miners of this age is horrific; families were indebted to the rich bossman for generations. The women's lives were so difficult - I need to remember this when our modern problems seem so hard!
An eye-opening book that is highly recommended!
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