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.

GUESTS IN ORDER
LULU LOLO
Artist and activist
See more of Lulu’s work on her website

RUTH SERGEL
Artist and agitator

GET INVOLVED
Remember the Triangle Coalition
The Chalk Project
Check your brands factory conditions at Good on You and Ethical Fashion Guide

REFERENCES
https://www.osha.gov/oas/trianglefactoryfire.html photos

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 corruption

https://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

https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/triangle

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.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/26/these-retailers-involved-in-bangladesh-factory-disaster-have-yet-to-compensate-victims/#3d383f99211b - joe fresh

https://www.greenamerica.org/green-purchasing-choose-fair-labor/tell-samsung/what-you-can-do-about-sweatshops - what you can do about sweatshops