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the triangle fire a brief history with documents
in 1911 a fire at the triangle waist company in new york city claimed the lives of 146 workers mainly young immigrant women who either leaped to their deaths or were trapped in the blaze by locked doors and inadequate fire escapes . the tragedy brought national attention to the unsafe working conditions long hours and low pay that had prompted a national garment workers strike a year before . jo ann argersingers volume examines the context trajectory and impact of this progressive era event . an introduction explores the demands industrialization placed upon urban working women their fight to unionize and the triangle fires significance in the greater scope of labor reform . documents from newspaper reports to the personal stories of labor agitators and fire survivors continue the story giving voice to the girl strikers their enemies and upper class allies in the effort to reform the garment industry and the public outrage that followed the fire . document headnotes a chronology questions for consideration a selected bibliography and an index enrich students understanding of this historical moment .
paperback bedford books 2009 isbn13 9780312464523 isbn10 0312464525
abridged n isbn 13 9780312464523 number in series 1 number of pages 139 publisher macmillan higher education release date 62135769600000 series title bedford series in history and culture