The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Wildcat | 1

American History Tellers

10/23/19 • 39 min

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On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan, claiming the lives of 146 garment workers — mostly women and girls. It was one of the deadliest workplace disasters in American history. Caused by a combination of carelessness and poor safety measures, the fire eventually set off a wave of workplace reforms that changed industry in America and sent New York party politics in a totally different direction.

But in the years before the fire, the workers of the Triangle factory were focused on a different issue — advocating for higher pay. Facing long hours and unsympathetic bosses unwilling to implement change, the women decided they had only one option left.

It was time to go on strike.

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10/23/19 • 39 min

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Ken (Team Goodpods)

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Nov 16

Just finished the first episode and can’t want to listen to more. I vaguely remember learning about the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in school, but this is so much more engaging.

Team Goodpods

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Feb 7

We had to share this one because when we did a very early alpha test of Goodpods, this is the series everyone started listening to because we were following each other!