triangle shirtwaist company
1909
. The horrendous working conditions at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory lead to a worker's strike in what year called the "Uprising of 20,000."
Thesis statement
. The tragedy exposed the inhumane working conditions which the industrial workers faced after the Industrial Revolution and the callous disregard shown by the factory owners for the workers in pursuit of profits. The Triangle Factory Fire eventually proved to be a turning point in the fight by the sweat shop workers for better working conditions and improved factory safety standards. This paper about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire examines the background of the incident, describes the event in detail and discusses its aftermath.
fourteen weeks
How long did the "Uprising of 20,000" go?
four elevators and one fully operational
How many elevators were accessible but how many elevators were fully operating which workers had to file down a long, narrow corridor in order to reach it.
146 garment workers
It resulted in the death of how many people (most women)
600 workers
On March 25, a Saturday afternoon, there were how many workers at the factory when a fire began in a rag bin?
charges of first-and second-degree manslaughter
The company's owners, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, who survived the fire by fleeing to the building's roof when the fire began, they were indicted with?
rotted and its valve was rusted out
The manager attempted to use the fire hose to extinguish it, but was unsuccessful, why?
80,000 people
The workers union set up a march on April 5 on New York's Fifth Avenue to protest the conditions that had led to the fire; it was attended by how many people?
March 25, 1911
When did The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire which occurr in New York City, is considered to be one of the most tragic disasters in the history of American industry.
young Jewish immigrant girls
employed mostly who?
twelve people
how many could the elevator hold?
thirty six
how many died in the elevator shaft?
fifty eight
how many died jumping?
two
how many died later from injury?
two stairways
how many stairways lead to the streets?
forty nine
how many workers at burned to death or suffocated by smoke?
three girls that jumped at the same time
what broke the net that was supposed to catch the girls that were falling?
plunged down the shaft to their death
what did girls that waited for the elevator do?
found the door locked
what happened to girls that went to the door exit
girls falling on the hose
what made it difficult for the firefighters to fight the fire?
as International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU)
what was the union called involving the 20,000?
Dec. 4 1911
when were Max Blanch and Issac Harris charged?
rag bin
where did the fire begin?
Max Blanck and Isaac Harris
who were the owners
prevent stealing
why was one of the doors locked from the outside?