The factory girls : a kaleidoscopic account of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire / by Christine Seifert.
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TextPublisher: San Francisco, CA : Zest Books, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781942186458
- 1942186452
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The twentieth century ushered in a new world filled with a dazzling array of consumer goods. For the first time in American history, fashion could be mass produced. Even the poorest immigrant girls could afford a blouse or two. But these same immigrant teens toiled away in factories in appalling working conditions. Their hard work and sacrifice lined the pockets of greedy factory owners who were almost exclusively white men. The tragic Triangle Waist Factory fire in 1911 resulted in the deaths of over a hundred young people, mostly immigrant girls, who were locked in the factory.
That fire signaled a turning point in American history. This book looks at the events leading up to the fire, including a close look at how fashion and the desire for consumer goods - driven in part by the excess of the Gilded Age - created an unsustainable culture of greed. Told from the perspective of six young women who lived the story, this book reminds us why what we buy and how we vote really matter.
Examines the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire through the stories of five women who lost their lives that day.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-175).
The 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.
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.