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Talking to the Girls - Intimate and Political Essays on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Hardcover)
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Talking to the Girls - Intimate and Political Essays on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (Hardcover)
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Candid and intimate accounts of the factory-worker tragedy that
shaped American labor rights On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out on
the eighth floor of the Asch Building in Greenwich Village, New
York. The top three floors housed the Triangle Waist Company, a
factory where approximately 500 workers, mostly young immigrant
women and girls, labored to produce fashionable cotton blouses,
known as "waists." The fire killed 146 workers in a mere 15 minutes
but pierced the perpetual conscience of citizens everywhere. The
Asch Building had been considered a modern fireproof structure, but
inadequate fire safety regulations left the workers inside
unprotected. The tragedy of the fire, and the resulting movements
for change, were pivotal in shaping workers' rights and unions. A
powerful collection of diverse voices, Talking to the Girls:
Intimate and Political Essays on the Triangle Fire brings together
stories from writers, artists, activists, scholars, and family
members of the Triangle workers. Nineteen contributors from across
the globe speak of a singular event with remarkable impact. One
hundred and eleven years after the tragic incident, Talking to the
Girls articulates a story of contemporary global relevance and
stands as an act of collective testimony: a written memorial to the
Triangle victims.
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