Triangle+Shirtwaist+Factory+Fire

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire**
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire occurred on March 25,1911 in New York City. This great fire took place in a sweatshop at 23-29 Washington Place in Manhattan. The day of the fire 500 female workers were in the building, and because the doors were locked 146 of them died. Employers would lock the factory doors with the excuse that it was a precaution measure to prevent workers from stealing materials. During this time in history women did not have much working rights and officials pretended to not know about the situation going on inside the sweatshops. For this very reason organizations such as International Ladies Garment Workers Union rose against employers and demanded equal rights for women.
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