The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 in New York City was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history, killing 123 women who worked in the factory. The fire started when a cigarette ignited clothing materials and quickly spread due to the abundance of flammable fabrics. Many workers were trapped because exits were locked. Today, the site is part of New York University and commemorates the victims and legacy of improved workers' rights and safety regulations that resulted from this tragedy.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 in New York City was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history, killing 123 women who worked in the factory. The fire started when a cigarette ignited clothing materials and quickly spread due to the abundance of flammable fabrics. Many workers were trapped because exits were locked. Today, the site is part of New York University and commemorates the victims and legacy of improved workers' rights and safety regulations that resulted from this tragedy.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 in New York City was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history, killing 123 women who worked in the factory. The fire started when a cigarette ignited clothing materials and quickly spread due to the abundance of flammable fabrics. Many workers were trapped because exits were locked. Today, the site is part of New York University and commemorates the victims and legacy of improved workers' rights and safety regulations that resulted from this tragedy.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 in New York City was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history, killing 123 women who worked in the factory. The fire started when a cigarette ignited clothing materials and quickly spread due to the abundance of flammable fabrics. Many workers were trapped because exits were locked. Today, the site is part of New York University and commemorates the victims and legacy of improved workers' rights and safety regulations that resulted from this tragedy.
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Triangle shirt
waist factory The site that changed America
By Jake McKay
Historical Information on the
triangle shirt waist factory: The main reason why I chose the triangle shirt waist factory is because on March 25, 1911 in New York City there was one of the most deadly fires in the US history. It was called the Triangle Fire. 123 women die and 23 from breathing into much smoke, the fire burning them, and even some falling and jumping out of the building to their death's, that shows that how hope less they were. The fire started a cigar that fell on one of the pieces of clothing, the fire spread so fast because so many pieces of clothing were all around the factory on the floor the windowsills everywhere so it wasnt long before the fire took over the whole building. There is over 500 workers working. Most workers were on 9th floor and the 8th floor. But when the person that was operating the building forgot to alarm the ninth floor that there was a fire so no one new that their was the fire until the flames burst thought the floor. Lastly there would have been more people alive if the owners didn't lock the doors to the stairs just because they didn't want some works stealing little pieces of clothing. Mean while people are burning to death!
Workers during the fire pounding on the
locked door
How the site is
used today. This picture to your right triangle shirt waist factory which is now today called the ASCH building or also known as the brown building. This 10 story building is now part of the campus of NYU which (stands for new York University). This building is on Washington Place between Greene Street and Washington Square East that information was provided by Wikipedia.org. NYU started to use the building mostly the eighth floor as a library in classroom that made 1000 of people learn, that started in 1916. After that a man that went by the name Frederick brown but the building and gave it to the University of New York. Aka: NYU in 1929, which then was renamed the Brown building. According to Wikipedia.org. In 2002, the building was incorporated to the silver Center for arts and science. Lastly in 2003 it was name a NYC landmark.
The triangle shirt waist
factory, today
People should know about the
triangle shirt waist factory: People should know about the triangle shirt waist factory for many reasons one of those reasons is it was such a tragedy for all of America. Many immigrants thought that America would be a new opportunity a better life for them. So they came over but when they got here they quickly realize that was a lie! They were put into hard work also known as manual labor and got paid very little some even only a dollar a week. The triangle fire was one of the first of the factories that had a big tragically killed 146 people. That was a big marking stone for labor for immigrants after that many immigrants and women protested for better working conditions and not all protests were made by shouting on the streets a lot of them were made by points in books and signs. Even though protesting this point has been done many times before the government started to listen because of what happened in the triangle shirt waist factory. The government started making laws that there should be safety regulations and working conditions should be a lot better than they are for sweatshop workers like the workers in the triangle factory. Who knows if that never happened maybe us kids would still be in labor!
Woman on strike against
Heroes and heroines of the
fire: Clara Lemlich: Was is a hero of the triangle fire because she inspired so many people to go strike against the garment industries Joseph Zito: Was a hero of the triangle fire because when the fire started he wasnt one to run outside screaming he worked the elevator up and down on the first floor to the ninth floor carrying hundreds of women and children to their safety. That day he could of die try to help the innocent people
[FREE PDF sample] (Ebook) Fire at the Triangle Factory (On My Own History) by Holly Littlefield, Mary O'Keefe Young ISBN 9780876148686, 9780876149706, 0876149700, 0876148682 ebooks
[FREE PDF sample] (Ebook) Fire at the Triangle Factory (On My Own History) by Holly Littlefield, Mary O'Keefe Young ISBN 9780876148686, 9780876149706, 0876149700, 0876148682 ebooks
