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A deadly fire ripped through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Greenwich Village on March 25, 1911. The photo shows the gutted remains of the tenth floor, with only the floors and walls intact.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911. First published on the front page of The New York World on March 26, 1911. Public Domain ...
In all, 146 workers, most of them immigrant young women and girls, perished in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. For 90 years it stood as New York's deadliest workplace disaster.
A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killed 146 people on this day in history, March 25, 1911 — leading to a host of worker safety reforms.
The 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York killed 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, and galvanized the U.S. labor movement. ... Amazon, Trader Joe’s and elsewhere.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City produced garments for women that were popular in the early 1900s. Many women worked in poor, crowded conditions to create these products.
On Wednesday, a new memorial to the 146 victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire will be dedicated in Greenwich Village at the site of the tragedy, a landmarked 10-story neo ...
But as we know from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, attempts to quash labor can inspire workers to organize. That same year, over 200,000 American workers went on strike—representing a 52 ...
In 1911, a deadly fire swept through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, killing about 150 workers. Many of those who died were poor, immigrant women. A new book details the blaze, and the sweeping ...