The factory girls, a kaleidoscopic account of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, by Christine Seifert
Type
Label
The factory girls, a kaleidoscopic account of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, by Christine Seifert
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-175)
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The factory girls
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
987856475
Responsibility statement
by Christine Seifert
Sub title
a kaleidoscopic account of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire
Summary
Examines the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire through the stories of five women who lost their lives that dayThe tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 resulted in the deaths of over a hundred young people. Most were immigrant girls who were locked in the factory, under appalling working condition. Discover how that fire became a turning point in American history, through the lens of five young women who worked there
Table Of Contents
Prologue -- Five brave girls -- A puff of smoke -- The price of fashion -- Coming to America -- The self-made man -- Life in the factory -- Corruption in the Gilded Age -- Union girls -- Triangle Factory on strike -- After the flames -- History repeats
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
Creator
Subject
- Juvenile works
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire (1911)
- Biography
- Clothing factories -- New York (State) -- New York -- Safety measures -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- History
- New York (State) + New York
- Women clothing workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Industrial safety -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
- Industrial safety
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Juvenile literature
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Girls & Women
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Fire, 1911 -- Juvenile literature
- Clothing factories -- New York (State) -- New York -- Safety measures -- History -- 20th century
- Industrial safety -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century
- Women clothing workers
- 1898-1999
- Clothing factories + Safety measures
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Fire, 1911
Content
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Genre3
- Subject21
- Juvenile works
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire (1911)
- Biography
- Clothing factories -- New York (State) -- New York -- Safety measures -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- History
- New York (State) + New York
- Women clothing workers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Industrial safety -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
- Industrial safety
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Juvenile literature
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Girls & Women
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Fire, 1911 -- Juvenile literature
- Clothing factories -- New York (State) -- New York -- Safety measures -- History -- 20th century
- Industrial safety -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century
- Women clothing workers
- 1898-1999
- Clothing factories + Safety measures
- Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Fire, 1911
- Content1
- Author1
- Mapped to1