Fifteenth Annual Clara Lemlich Award Winners Honored
Chris Garlock | Published on 5/11/2025
LaborArts and the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition honored five remarkable
women with the 15th annual Clara Lemlich Awards, which recognize lifelong activism in the spirit of the garment workers who sparked reform after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This year’s honorees included historian Blanche Weisen Cook, playwright Clare Coss, musician Bev Grant, poet Rashidah Ismaili, and author Rudean Leinaeng. The awards were presented in person and live-streamed by LaborArts & Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition, celebrating these unsung heroes for their decades of dedication to justice, art, and social change.