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The Triangle Fire by Leon Stein, 1963 (ISBN 978-0-8014-7707-2) Fragments from the Fire: The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of March 25, 1911, a book of poetry by Chris Llewellyn, 1987 (ISBN 978-0-14-058586-5). Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle, 2003 (ISBN 978-0-8021-4151-4)
One hundred years ago this month, New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burst into flames, killing 146 garment workers and fundamentally changing the way America viewed its laborers.
However, the triumph of the strike was later overshadowed by the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in March 1911. [ 7 ] The strike inspired Clara Zetkin to propose an International Women's Day , [ 6 ] which was first celebrated by the Socialist Party of America in 1909.
The New York Times calls it "An enthralling chronicle".. Publishers Weekly states "Von Drehle's engrossing account, which emphasizes the humanity of the victims and the theme of social justice, brings one of the pivotal and most shocking episodes of American labor history to life".
The Triangle Fire Memorial is a memorial at the Brown Building in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. [1] It commemorates the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire , which killed 146 workers, primarily Italian and Jewish immigrant women and girls, and is considered a catalyst in the American labor rights movement.
N4GM helpfully puts all that into layman's terms, writing: "The fire has a triangle of needs: Heat, Fuel and Oxygen. And simply by taking any of these needs away, you can put out the fire.
A dangerous situation unfolded in Southern California Tuesday as at least 20,000 Los Angeles County residents were placed under evacuation orders due to a fast-moving and dangerous wildfire ...
The organization was founded on 25 March 1911 in the wake of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, [1] after lack of safety measures caused the death of 146 garment workers. ASSP offers continuing education to OSH professionals, participates in developing industry standards, pursues initiatives that aim to build the reputation of the OSH ...