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Clothing factories New York (State) New York Safety measures History 20th century Fires New York (State) New York History 20th century Industrial safety New York (State) New York History 20th century Labor laws and legislation New York (State) New York History 20th century New York (N.Y.) Biography New York (N.Y.) History 1898-1951 Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire, 1911Marrin, Albert.
Summary: Describes the conditions in the textile industry in the early 20th century behind the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company that led to the death of many young women, and explains its impact on the labor movement and on society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 MARVon Drehle, Dave.
Summary: Describes the 1911 fire that destroyed the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York's Greenwich Village, the deaths of 146 workers in the fire, and the implications of the catastrophe for twentieth-century politics and labor relations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2003