#3: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, in 1911, was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in US history. But what you may not realize is that this was one of the events that pushed states to start to require more safety measures in the workplace.
Listen as we tell the story of the fire and how it changed worker safety in subsequent years.
Then later, we talk about current garment workers and their conditions - and what you can do to help.
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Note the bucket of water in the background, this was their only means to put out fires in the building.
References
http://troytaylorbooks.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-triangle-fire.html Graphic photos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Building_(Manhattan) Wiki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN8cjH5qfRk Overview of the fire
https://macaulay.cuny.edu/seminars/wills08/articles/j/a/c/Jacob_Kline_66b7.html Jacob Kline
https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/triangle-shirtwaist-fire Mentions refusal of owners to install sprinklers
https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10517122/triangle-the-fire-that-changed-america - talks about corruptionhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-the-triangle-shirtwai_b_5029158 - reform after the fire
Why its hard to pay a living wage: https://www.vox.com/2018/2/27/17016704/living-wage-clothing-factories
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/shirtwaist-kings/
Audio retelling of fire: https://www.wnyc.org/story/119940-listen-wnyc-archives-triangle-shirtwaist-fire/
Industrial disaster list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_disasters
What is a shirtwaist: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/triangle-fire-what-shirtwaist/
Fire escape taking 3 hours: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjditC4mYfjAhVmiOAKHbj6DUAQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgvshp.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F03%2F02%2Fremembering-the-triangle-fire%2F&psig=AOvVaw1O3B2IpKVDT16VzO_HoEZ1&ust=1561640221999361
https://historycollection.co/arson-accident-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire/
The strike and conditions that improved with union involvement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_shirtwaist_strike_of_1909
Song http://open-archive.rememberthetrianglefire.org/triangle-song/
http://open-archive.rememberthetrianglefire.org/angels-in-the-sky/
Diagram of the building: http://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/supplemental/3Dmodel.html
Papers talking about stair deficiencies: https://gvshp.org/blog/2011/03/02/remembering-the-triangle-fire/
Map of names: http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/the-names/
Rana plaza: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/style/survivors-of-rana-plaza-disaster.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-20522593 - Dhaka padlocking exits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Dhaka_garment_factory_fire#cite_note-21 2012 Its major clients include Walmart, Carrefour and IKEA.[10]
Rana plaza collapse: https://www.racked.com/2018/4/13/17230770/rana-plaza-collapse-anniversary-garment-workers-safety
Bangladesh factory accidents: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-fire-factbox/factbox-major-industrial-accidents-in-bangladesh-in-recent-years-idUSKCN12C2PR
https://cleanclothes.org/ua/2013/rana-plaza - other brands, childrens place
https://directory.goodonyou.eco/ - brand ratings
https://baptistworldaid.org.au/resources/2019-ethical-fashion-guide/ - brand ratings labour only
https://www.greenamerica.org/green-purchasing-choose-fair-labor/tell-samsung/what-you-can-do-about-sweatshops - what you can do about sweatshops