Describes the 1911 fire that destroyed the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York's Greenwich Village, the deaths of 146 workers in the fire, and the implicati

Presents the history of the famous fire in New York that prompted outrage and reform of working conditions.

In the early years of the twentieth century, conditions were harsh in factories all over New York City, but they proved devastating at one in particular. On Mar

March 25, 2011, marks the centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, in which 146 garment workers lost their lives. A work of history relevant for all

Discusses the 1911 fire that destroyed New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and killed over one hundred workers, and looks at its causes and the reforms