Shoes for Everyone
A Story about Jan Matzeliger
- Publisher
- Lerner Publishing Group
- Initial publish date
- Aug 1986
- Category
- General, Cultural Heritage, Science & Technology
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 14
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 8
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780876144732
- Publish Date
- Aug 1986
- List Price
- $13.99
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Description
Jan Matzeliger felt anything but welcome in Philadelphia in 1873. As well as being a foreigner, Jan was half African American, which meant that most doors were closed to him. Although the Civil War had been over for nearly ten years, inequality for African Americans still persisted in its aftermath. However, Jan refused to let prejudice keep him from achieving his dream of making a shoe-lasting machine to replace the tedious, time-consuming hand sewing that held up shoe manufacturing processes in his day.
About the authors
Barbara Mitchell is an author, speaker, and human resources consultant. She is the coauthor of The Big Book of HR, The Essential Workplace Conflict Handbook, The Conflict Resolution Phrase Book, and The Essential HR Handbook. Most of her HR career was spent with Marriott International. Barbara is managing partner of The Mitchell Group and an innovative career transition coach.
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