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Rick: It's the 111th anniv. of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Mary Anne Trasciatti: Some of the girls who died in that fire were as young as 13, 14 years old. We'll be dedicating a memorial on March 25th.
@MATrasciatti @NYUpress #RemembertheTriangleFire #TriangleFire
Mary Anne Trasciatti: The fire ladders only reached to the 6th floor; many workers on the 9th floor chose to jump to their deaths rather than burn to death.
@MATrasciatti @NYUpress #RemembertheTriangleFire #TriangleFire
Mary Anne Trasciatti: The struggle continues...always. No one should ever fall into the trap of "We fought for that and won."
@MATrasciatti @NYUpress #RemembertheTriangleFire #TriangleFire
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Here it is! My 🧵 on the 110th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, one of the largest and most significant industrial disasters in American history. #TriangleShirtwaistFactory #WomensHistoryMonth #laborhistory
@tourguidetell
This disaster is a fascinating intersection of women’s history and labor history, and imho does not get enough credit for being as influential as it was.
So let’s dig in, shall we?
#TriangleShirtwaistFactory
@tourguidetell
First off, what exactly is a shirtwaist??
Great question. It looks like this:
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