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Bookmark or Share- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - WikipediaThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. [1] The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers – 123 women and girls and 23 men [2] – who died ...
- Uncovering the History of the Triangle Shirtwaist FireUncovering the History of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. The author behind the authoritative retelling of the 1911 fire describes how he researched the tragedy that killed 146 people. David von...
- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, 1911 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of ...On March 25, 1911, a devastating fire started at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. Workers had been locked in the factory to discourage theft and prevent labor organization, and they were unable to escape when the fire began. The fire killed 146 people, many of whom jumped to their deaths from the eighth- and ninth-floor workrooms.
- How the Horrific Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Led to ...The March 25, 1911, Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was one of the deadliest workplace catastrophes in U.S. history, claiming the lives of 146 workers, most of them women immigrants in their teens and...
- How the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire transformed worker protectionsHISTORY & CULTURE. EXPLAINER. How a tragedy transformed protections for American workers. The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire—which killed 146 garment workers—shocked the public and...
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