Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-175).
Contents:
Prologue -- Five brave girls -- A puff of smoke -- The price of fashion -- Coming to America -- The self-made man -- Life in the factory -- Corruption in the Gilded Age -- Union girls -- Triangle Factory on strike -- After the flames -- History repeats.
Summary:
Examines the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire through the stories of five women who lost their lives that day. The tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 resulted in the deaths of over a hundred young people. Most were immigrant girls who were locked in the factory, under appalling working condition. Discover how that fire became a turning point in American history, through the lens of five young women who worked there.
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