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Related: About this forumLabor History: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Disaster, NYC, March 25, 1911: Work Safety Laws
- Serf Maltese shares memories of his grandmother and 2 aunts who were among the 146 victims of the 1911 factory fire.
- The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers 123 women and girls and 23 men who died from the fire, smoke inhalation, or falling or jumping to their deaths. Most of the victims were recent Italian or Jewish immigrant women and girls aged 14 to 23; of the victims whose ages are known, the oldest victim was 43-year-old Providenza Panno, and the youngest were 14-year-olds Kate Leone and Rosaria "Sara" Maltese.
The factory was located on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the Asch Building, at 2329 Washington Place, near Washington Square Park. The 1901 building still stands today and is now known as the Brown Building. It is part of and owned by New York University.
Because the doors to the stairwells and exits were locked a common practice at the time to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and to reduce theft many of the workers could not escape from the burning building and jumped from the high windows. The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), which fought for better working conditions for sweatshop workers.
The building has been designated a National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark...
More, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
Also, https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/triangle-shirtwaist-fire
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Labor History: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Disaster, NYC, March 25, 1911: Work Safety Laws (Original Post)
appalachiablue
Sep 2021
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KT2000
(20,544 posts)1. Thank you for posting this
One of my first jobs was in a drapery factory. One day we got a call from the first floor telling us the fire dept. was there for inspection. I was told to move the fabric holders that were always in front of the doorways, to a safer place. Thought that was nuts as I would have been one who would be trapped in a fire so I did not move them. I wanted them to be cited for a safety violation so they would do the right thing.
cate94
(2,797 posts)2. Good thinking! N/t
Quakerfriend
(5,417 posts)4. Yes, ditto that!
Quakerfriend
(5,417 posts)3. Thank you for putting this up ablue
My son majored in industrial and labor relations and, watched this film with his class on the first day.
-Im hopeful that we are beginning to see a stop to the erosion of workers rights.
appalachiablue
(41,052 posts)5. For sure, what a great major. Yes, worker rights have
endured a beating for far too long, time to swing the other, better way for workers.