THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE

100 years ago on March 25, fire expanded to the garment factory of the narrow triangular waist company on the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of the Asch building in southern Manhattan. Many of the workers in the factory are young women who are recently from Europe and have little time to escape and opportunities. A rapidly spreading fire killed 146 workers

The building had only one fire shelter and collapsed during the rescue operation. Long tables and heavy machinery caught many victims. The panicked workers collapsed because administrators locked the door to prevent theft, struggle fighting, and the door was opened in the wrong way. With just a few cups of water in hand you can turn off the flame. Outside, the ladder of the firefighter was too short to reach the top floor, and ineffective safety measures were torn like paper. Read more

Labor minister Hilda L. Solis will speak at a rally in New York on March 25, 2011 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the fire at the triangle Jersey Factory.

"What does the triangle shirt fire mean for workers now?" (Hilda L. Solis, labor minister's industry)

The Senate will welcome the week of March 21, 2011 as "100th Anniversary of Triangle Jersey Factory's Weekly Week"

These materials provide detailed information on the events on 25th March 1911, the working conditions in the early 20th century, and the effects of the tragedy on workplace safety and health.

Pamphlet of the New York Occupational Safety and Health Committee "Do not Organize" (see page 7: Dr. David Michaels, "I must do.")

Kheel Center of Cornell University College of Industry and Labor Relations - This website provides extensive documentation on fire information. The main document contains a description of the newspaper, an interview with survivors, and a partial record of the factory owner's trial.

The American Safety Engineers Association - ASSE, the oldest safety expert group in the United States, was established six months after triangular fire. The "Security Century" website provides information on fire and events that lead to social facilities.

Use Triangle Fire Alliance's Triangle Fire Open Archive to publish documents, photos and artwork online. The history of Triangle Fire, the influence on background and labor, the survival of images and objects, immigration, and women's rights and daily life as a story of today "

Let's start with the poor children of white. In the fire of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, on March 25, 1911, 146 people, mostly teenage girls died. It is said that factories employ illegal children under 14 years of age. Several young children are counted, but people still guess that the child was killed by a fire. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century textile factories, death and confusion were common. However, some people think that the life span of the factory is an improvement for poor white children. A possible reformer says that: "For most of these unfortunate people, the factory life greatly improves the life of the cabin, salt pork, peach brandy, white garbage, George Dynasty biscuits, when it was eliminated. "

In 1904, General Sloem fired at the East River and 1,021 people died. In 1911, the fire of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, one of the most serious industrial injuries in the city, killed 146 clothes workers, promoted the growth of the International Women Workers' Association and greatly improved factory safety standards It was. In 1890, New York's non-whites population was 36,620 people. New York City is the main destination of African-Americans in the early 20th century during the great migration in the south of the United States and by 1916 New York City became the home of the largest city in Africa. Expatriates in North America The Harlem Renaissance of cultural and cultural life flourished during the Abstinence Act era. Higher economic prosperity created a competitive skyscraper and created a distinctive skyline

At the turning point of the US in the 20th century, deaths at work were a very common phenomenon. Triangle shirt factory burned to stimulate the city of New York, and after all, the country not only had a large number of victims but also saw the tragedy as thousands of witnesses during the day, well traveled Block. Journalists and labor organizations reveal unmistakable overwhelming evidence that pursuing the truth without mercy, interviewing surveillance testimonies, publishing, and preventing fire and death