Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 1911 New York City

[triangleshirtmemoria]

a few weeks later when the aquitted owners reopened the factory, fire inspectors who visited the site found the owners had once again blocked the exits, this time stacking sewing machines against the door.

[triangleshirtmemoria]

Don't forget that the owners were found not guilty of locking in the workers. New York failed to throw away the key on the guilty duo who threw away the key on 141 teenage girls.

[ItalianGabi5678]

I just read a REALLY good book about this. It was a historical fiction/nonfiction. "Uprising" by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The book really got me interested in this event. Before the book, I didn't know any of this happened!! I think my school should be teaching me this....it's really sad and a learning part in history!

[wendyXpeggyXpancho]

@ItalianGabi5678, Same here. A really sad book :'(

[codfreak38]

Well at least it taught the generations to come not to lock your workers in...

[markdcatlin]

Thanks for your comment - I'm glad you are learning about this. But tragically the lessons from this often get forgotten. In the 1990s, at the Imperial Foods chicken proceesing plant in Hamlet, NC, more than 10 workers died during a fire inside the plant. The emergency exits had been locked by the plant mangeament. The workers were primarily African American women. You can find more details at the Wikipedia and at other sites on the Internet.

Mark

[mellmell95]

so sad. I am learning this in school