Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire DCUSH (Neumeyer)
What age was the youngest victim, Rosaria?
14-years-old
Who are the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory?
Max Blanck and Isaac Harris
What the result of the New York state legislature's factory safety commission?
The creation of 30 new laws.
Who is Anne Morgan?
The daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan, a powerful financier.
Did the Triangle Shirtwaist factory owners, Max Blanck and Issac Harris, give in to the striker's causes?
Yes, but he still did not give them a Union unlike the other factories.
Who were the people working in the garnet sector?
"Many were young girls in their teens, some were as young as ten." "There were immigrants, Italians who had fled national disaster, Jews who had escaped persecution in Russia, Ukraine, and Poland."
Before leaving, at the end of the work day, what did the workers have to do?
"No one left the building before opening her bag to the foreman's inspection at the Green Street exit." This was to prevent workers from taking home shirtwaists, fabric, or thread.
How much money did workers of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory make?
$2.00 a day at most
Out of all the people in New York, what percentage of New Yorkers paid tribute for the Triangle Fire victims on April 5, 1911?
1 in 10
How many workers marched on City Hall to protest police brutality against the strikers?
10,000 people
How long was the work day at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
14 hours a day, 6 days a week except Sunday
How many had died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
145 people
How many people were working on the 9th floor during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
200 people
The electric sewing machine made how many stitches per minute?
3,000 stitches a minute
How long did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire last?
30 minutes
The pedal-pump sewing machine made how many stitches per minute?
34 stitches a minute
How many people paid tribute for the Triangle Fire on April 5, 1911?
400,000 people
How long did it take for 70 of the smallest Shirtwaist factories to give in to industry wide strike's demand?
48 hours
Who is Clara Lemlich?
A 22-year-old, garment worker who organized a strike at the factory she worked. She ended having six broken ribs after being beaten by the owners' hired men.
What were some of the broken belonging found on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory sidewalk?
A broken hair comb, a patent leather oxford with the laces tied in a knot, a rosary, a fur-trimmed hat with a crushed red rose.
What was the only thing the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory had to fight a potential fire?
A dozen, red pails of water
What caused the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
A dropped cigarette on the 8th floor of the Asch Building.
What exits were available fire during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
A fire escape which lead to the back alley and 2 tiny passenger elevators which led to Washington Place. The fire escape had collapsed by the time the passenger elevators stopped their trips.
How much money does the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory business make for Max Blanck and Issac Harris?
A million dollars a year
What did Shirtwaist worker propose at New York's Cooper Union?
An industry wide strike against each of the 500 Shirtwaist manufacturers.
When did 400,000 people pay tributes for the Triangle Fire victims?
April 5, 1911
Where is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory located?
Greenwich Village in the middle of New York City
Of those who had died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, how many were teenagers?
Half
What did the Leadership of the American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers, think about the Shirtwaist workers' proposal of an industry wide strike against each of the 500 Shirtwaist manufacturers?
He opposed it. He thought none of their families had enough money to sustain a strike and their younger siblings could starve.
What was the mayor's reaction to the City Hall protest against police brutality?
He wave them off.
If a worker messes up a garment what happens?
It was taken out of her pocket or they could lose pay.
On what day did Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire occur?
March 25, 1911
What made a job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory desirable?
Much more modern factory environment with high ceilings and big windows.
Did the Shirtwaist strike leaders agree to the compromise proposed by the Manufacturer's Association, started by Max Blanck and Issac Harris?
No, they did not agree.
Were Max Blanck and Issac Harris convicted for manslaughter due to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
No, they were not convicted.
When did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers go on strike?
October 4, 1909
What was the only option the trapped workers had left by the time the last trip for the passenger elevators had happened?
Opening the locked door to the Washington Place Stairway.
What is Max Blanck and Issac Harris background?
Poor immigrant tailors from Eastern Europe (20 years before Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Strike on October 4, 1909)
What was the name of the surviving jumper who died at St. Vincent's Hospital on March 30, 1911?
Sarah Cooper
How did Anne Morgan respond to the Shirtwaist strike leaders declining the compromise proposed by the Manufacturer's Association, started by Max Blanck and Issac Harris?
She resigned from the striking committee believing their decision was too fanatical.
What did Anne Morgan do?
She took up the cause of the Shirtwaist Factory strikers. She did because she believed she was allies with the strikers in the movement towards women's suffrage. With the help of Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, they took over a committee for combating police brutality. They also started enlisting people from the Uptown crowd strikers.
What were the garment worker unions forming at the time advocating for?
Shorter hours, better pay, and safer shops.
The 30 new laws formed as a result of the New York state legislature's factory safety commission addressed what topics?
Standards for minimum wages Standards for maximum hours of work Standards for work place conditions Abolition of child labor
At what floor were the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, Max Blanck and Issac Harris, located?
The 10th floor
What floor did firefighters' the ladders reach?
The 6th floor. 30 feet too short.
At what floor of the Asch Building did the women at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory work?
The 8th and 9th floor
What is the name of the building in which the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory is located?
The Asch Building
Where was the temporary morgue for the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire victims located?
The East River
What exit was blocked by the fire during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
The Green Street Stairway
What began to replace the shirtwaist at the time?
The bourgeois waist
What caused most of the Shirtwaist factory owners to give in to the striker's causes?
The upcoming "busy" season (Christmas).
What was the compromise proposed by the Manufacturer's Association, started by Max Blanck and Issac Harris?
They agreed to hire wages and shorter hours if the strikers would drop the demand for union only shops.
What mistake did Max Blanck and Issac Harris make while escaping from the Asch Building?
They did not warn the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers on the 9th floor.
How did the New York state legislature react in response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
They funded a factory safety commission.
What else did Max Blanck and Issac Harris do to ensure that the women did not take home shirtwaists, fabric, or thread?
They kept the only other exit, the Washington Place exit, locked.
How did Max Blanck and Issac Harris on the 10th floor of the Asch Building escape the building?
They made their way to the roof where they went to the next door building.
What did Max Blanck and Issac Harris do in response to the industry wide strike?
They organized a manufacture's association against the strikers.
How did sympathetic New Yorkers react to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
They raised money to pay for victims' burials and to replace the weekly cash envelopes of the victims' families in Europe.
What did Max Blanck and Issac Harris do in response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers going on strike?
They used private detective agencies to provide replacement workers. They hired prostitutes to start fights with those on strike. They paid off the local police precinct. They hired thugs to beat Triangle strikers and hauled the strikers to court if they fought back.
How did Max Blanck and Issac Harris on the 10th floor of the Asch Building know about the fire?
They were warned by phone from below.
