Learn History Through Fiction: Garment Workers Strike Two Years Before 1911 Triangle Waist Company Fire

In 1909, two years before the infamous 1911 Triangle Waist Company fire, shirtwaist factory workers in New York City went on strike to demand higher pay, shorter hours, and better working conditions (including ventilation, lighting, and bathroom breaks). Many manufacturers agreed, but not Triangle which instead fired 150 suspected union sympathizers. Read more about sweatshop labor 100 years ago in Tazia and Gemma (see NOVELS).