01:512:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Clara Lemlich, Cooper Union
8 Nov 2016
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The triangle waist factory fire killed 146 immigrant workers. One of the worst disasters of the industrial revolution. Triangle waist company factory in the middle of manhattan, on 23-29. Max blanck and isaac harris owned the asch building: subcontracted building to others who hired immigrant workers, paid the workers poorly, owners never knew about the wages paid to the workers. Sweatshops with illegal immigrants, bad working conditions still prevalent today ex. International ladies" garment workers union brought women garment workers together. Young immigrant women not part of any unions; unorganized. 1909- women"s trade union league stood with women workers from the. Strikers met at cooper union, led by clara lemlich. 1910- a cloakmakers" strike led to the establishment of a grievance system: many owners and bosses ignored these rights and didn"t care what their workers thought. Saturday march 25, 1911 fire erupts on 9th and 10th floor of asch building.
