New York City has added a new memorial to commemorate the 146 deaths that occurred during the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire.
If people really looked for history at the New York City building where the Triangle Shirtwaist factory once existed, they could find it. There are plaques pointing out that it was the site of a horrific fire in 1911 that became a catalyst in the American labor movement's fight for workplace safety protections. But for some, a few words on a wall aren't nearly enough to honor the fire's 146 victims.
In the coming weeks, a vertical steel column will be added to the corner to span almost the entire height of the building, a reference to how high up the victims were stuck. It’s the story of desperate immigrant women, mostly Jewish and Italian, who were trapped by a door that was locked because there were no workplace safety rules that said it couldn’t be. Some jumped to their deaths from the windows to avoid the flames.
It was important to make that connection between past and present because issues of labor, workplace protections, and how workers are treated are still far from settled in the country and the world, Yoo and Wegman said. 'Everything that it talks about with women workers, immigration, labor, it’s these touch points that just keep on flaring up over and over and over again,' Yoo said, pointing out that industrial disasters, at garment factories and elsewhere, still happen around the globe.
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1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire that galvanized US labor movement gets new memorialA giant steel ribbon with the names of those who died in the disaster has been installed Underneath it, a reflective panel shows the stenciled names as well as quotes from people who were there, describing the mayhem.
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Memorial honors 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire deaths that galvanized US labor movementThe victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire are being remembered with a new memorial
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Memorial honors 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire deaths that galvanized US labor movementThe victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire are being remembered with a new memorial. A structure of steel is being dedicated Wednesday at the Manhattan building where the tragedy took place. It will have the names of the 146 people, mostly immigrant girls and women, who were killed when a fire started at the clothing company. In the aftermath, it became a catalyst for the rise of the labor movement. The memorial is coming to fruition during a time of increased labor acti
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Memorial honors 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire deaths that galvanized US labor movementThe victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire are being remembered with a new memorial.
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Memorial honors 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire deaths that galvanized US labor movementThe victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire are being remembered with a new memorial.
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