In high school, my history class was assigned a paper on any event before WWII. My father, a volunteer firefighter, suggested the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire since it related to women’s history, labor rights, and New Deal politics. I remember reading about Triangle and being horrified at the thought of girls my own age jumping to their deaths and being burnt alive behind locked doors, while trying to make the American Dream a reality for themselves and their families.

Courtesy of : Kheel Center

Tags: Aftermath, Brown/Asch Building, Fire March 25 1911, Occupational safety