History of the United States II / Unit 6 USH2 0757 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Triangle Fire
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The idea
On March twenty-fifth, nineteen eleven, fire swept the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, eight storeys up in New York's Asch Building.
In practice
One hundred forty-six garment workers dead, most of them young immigrant women.
Where people slip
Management had blocked doors and fire escapes to control workers and keep out union organisers, and many were trapped.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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