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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Resources about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, a devastating garment factory disaster.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Pictures of the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, March, 1911, in New York City.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

A quick overview of the basic facts of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, March 25, 1911.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Background about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and events involving the factory before the 1911 fire.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

A narrative of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire from start to finish.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - After the Fire

What happened after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?

Frances Perkins and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Documenting the connections of Frances Perkins with the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Triangle Factory Fire Trivia

A few interesting and lesser-known facts about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Books, articles, films, and other sources about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Leap for Life, Leap of Death

Article on the Triangle fire, describing the night of the fire and quoting some of the survivors. Several graphic photographs.

Shirtwaist Strike, 1909-1910: Perceived Threat of Socialism

A collection of documents from 1909-1910 looking at the Shirtwaist Strike which preceded the Triangle Fire. The focus is on how the perceived threat of socialism influenced the relationship between the workers and their allies.

Triangle Fire Bibliography

This list of primary and secondary sources includes both adult and juvenile literature.

Triangle Fire, March 25, 1911

Photographs from the archives: images of the fire's aftermath.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

A variety of articles and images, plus audio, directed to a high school audience but interesting to others as well.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Travel Itinerary

A brief description of the reforms generated as a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire tragedy, with a photo of the building and directions for visiting it.

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Description of the fire and its importance, from the New York City Encyclopedia.

Two Firemen Testify

A transcript with two firemen on the overcrowded factory conditions on the floors affected most by the fire.

Women's Rights on Trial

Information on the trial of the factory owners with context, including the 1909 garment workers' strike and the 1911 fire.

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