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Why were some 500 workers unable to escape the Triangle Shirtwaist Company clothing factory when fire broke out in 1911?
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Because the doors to the stairwell were locked.
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Where did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire name come from?
In 1911, there was a factory that made shirtwaists in New York City. A shirtwaist was a kind of woman's blouse. The name of the company was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, so their factory was called the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. In March 1911, there was a disastrous fire in the factory and 146 employees, most young women, died in the fire or jumped to their deaths to avoid the fire. That factory fire came to be called the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire or the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Who owned the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris.
What did the women do at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
They sewed shirtwaits, a common clothing article at the time.
Who owns the triangle factory?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris.
What did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Company fire spark the nation to examine?
sweatshops
How were the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and sweatshop conditions alike?
Since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was not a sweatshop the conditions were not alike.
When did Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire happen?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire happened on 1911-03-25.
What happened to the Triangle Shirtwaist factory after the fire?
After the fire, the Triangle Shirtwaist factory was rebuilt and continued in operation fora time. However, shirtwaists went out of fashion, the owners did not change with the times, and the company eventually closed.
What happened to the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911?
On March 25,1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory caught fire on the 9th floor, killing 146 employee's, mostly immigrant women.
What year was the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire happened on March 25th, 1911.
Where did 146 female workers die in a fire?
Yes, in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in the nineteenth century.
What was the color of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
the color was brown
