In "Uprising" by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Jane is a young Slovak immigrant who moves to America seeking a better life. She works in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and becomes involved in the worker's rights movement. Jane's character represents the struggles and triumphs of the working-class immigrants in early 20th century America.
Some of the main characters in "Uprising" by Margaret Peterson Haddix include Bella, Yetta, and Jane. They are three young women from different backgrounds who find themselves working in a factory together during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 in New York.
Jane Peterson died in 1965.
Told from alternating points of view, this historical novel draws upon the experiences of three very different young women: Bella, who has just emigrated from Italy and doesn't speak a word of English; Yetta, a Russian immigrant and crusader for labor rights; and Jane, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Bella and Yetta work together at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory under terrible conditions--their pay is docked for even the slightest mistake, the bosses turn the clocks back so closing time is delayed, and they are locked into the factory all day, only to be frisked before they leave at night to make sure they haven't stolen any shirtwaists. When the situation worsens, Yetta leads the factory's effort to strike, and she meets Jane on the picket line. Jane, who feels trapped by the limits of her own sheltered existence, joins a group of high-society women who have taken an interest in the strike as a way of supporting women's suffrage. Through a series of twists and turns, the three girls become fast friends--and all of them are in the Triangle Shirtwast Factory on March 25, 1911, the day of the fateful fire. In a novel that puts a human face on the tragedy, Margaret Peterson Haddix has created a sweeping, forceful tale that will have readers guessing until the last page who--if anyone--survives.
Janie Peterson's birth name is Jane Peterson.
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