Focus Question: The Triangle Shirt Waist Factory fire highlighted problems in workplace safety‚ building code enforcement‚ and women’s labor. What changes were made to federal and state occupational safety laws as a result of the fire? On March 25‚ 1911 fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the Manhattan Borough of The City of New York. It was a catastrophic‚ public spectacle of tragedy which cost 146 people their lives‚ and became the catalyst needed to set in motion some the most
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On March 25‚ 1911 the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory went up in flames. The owners cowardly ran out of the building‚ telling no one there was a fire. The women who worked there became trapped‚ because the back entrance was locked‚ so many were forced to jump out windows or go down the faulty fire escape. That day will never be forgotten and made people realize how bad the conditions were as workers. As a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire‚ many social reforms were built to protect children‚ women
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FINISHED* ~this is what I have so far. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire  Jocelynn Santiago Due: 2/10/14 Mr.Bruno/Baccarella The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was one of the most tragic fires in New York City up until the terrorist attack on
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Question #3 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that occurred in New York City on March 25th 1911‚ was truly a tragedy in American history. So many lives were lost due to circumstances that could have been avoided. This disaster left a lasting impact on society during that time and due to lessons learned‚ resulted in workplace changes and triggered many new laws. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a factory in New York City that was employed hundreds of young immigrant
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/ Introduction The fire was at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City Claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant workers This incident has had great significance to this day because it highlights the inhumane working conditions to which industrial working conditions to which industrial workers can be subjected Sweatshops & Strikes before 1911 Was a typical sweated factory in the heart of Manhattan Located at 23-29
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United States of America her entire life along with 148 of her fellow workers‚ was killed in the fire in the Triangle Shirt Factory(Nussbaum death certificate). Ever since‚ historians and advocates have asked the question‚ “Who should be held responsible for their deaths?” After looking at many sources it seems that the owners of the building‚ Blanck and Harris‚ were ultimately responsible for the fire. This is because they failed to keep the building properly inspected‚ had terrible working conditions
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The tragedy of the triangle shirtwaist factory fire sparked the uprising in the fight for better shape of the working environment when 145 of the innocent were killed. It was that it began in a small rag bin‚ a simple target for a fire in a building with locked fire escape routes‚ unoperational elevators‚ and no ventilation‚ that initiated the fight for worker safety. Although most hand-made garment businesses have been made irrelevant in the U.S. due to industrialization and mass production today
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Near closing time on Saturday afternoon‚ March 25‚ 1911‚ in New York City a fire broke out on the top floors of the Asch Building in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. One of the worst tragedies in American history it was know as the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. It was a disaster that took the lives of 146 young immigrant workers. A fire that broke out in a cramped sweatshop that trapped many inside and killed 146 people. This tragedy pointed out the negatives of sweatshop
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Lauren McDaniel Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Immoral owners ignored basic worker’s rights. Exceptionally hazardous working conditions‚ ridiculous long hours‚ and low wages were the lives of the workers at the Triangle Waist Company. Most workers were women immigrants seeking a better life in the United States. Speaking out would end with the loss of their needed jobs‚ forcing them to suffer personal indignities and severe mistreatment. Because of the poor working conditions the Women’s Trade
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tragic story of the fire occurring at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company was very compelling because it brought attention to the events leading up to the fire. The working conditions for women during the Progressive Era were awful and didn’t actually ensure the safety and proper After the fire‚ the story rapidly spread inspiring hundreds of activists across the state and the U.S. to push for very much needed fundamental reforms. Many of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory workers were young women
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