After leaving England with her family in 1908 to find a better life in North America, Jessie Robertson battles the stereotypes around her and finds herself confined to the drudgery of factory
work, until a workers' strike helps her to find her confidenceand her own voice.After leaving England with her family in 1908 to find a better life in North America, Jessie Robertson battles
the stereotypes around her and finds herself confined to the drudgery of factory work, until a workers' strike helps her to find her confidenceand her own voice