TY - BOOK AU - Seifert,Christine TI - The factory girls: a kaleidoscopic account of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire SN - 9781942186458 PY - 2017///] CY - San Francisco, CA PB - Zest Books KW - Triangle Shirtwaist Company KW - Fire, 1911 KW - Women clothing workers KW - Clothing factories KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - Safety measures KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Industrial safety KW - New York (N.Y.) KW - 1898-1951 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-175); 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 N2 - Examines the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire through the stories of five women who lost their lives that day; 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 ER -