The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Hemmed In

Jessica Archer Junior Division Individual Website

Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources "120,000 Pay Tribute to the Fire Victims." New York Times. 6 April 1911. Web. Accessed 4 November 2013. I found this newspaper article using Chronicling America to express the topic of how much people really cared about the lost lives in the fire. It was on the rainy day of April 5, 1911, helping me to perceive the idea of that people, whether they be friends, family, or strangers, will come together for the same cause no matter what. "141 Men and Girls Die in Waist Factory Fire." New York Times. 26 March 1911. Web. Accessed 31 October 2013. When I first read this article, my eyes immediately jumped towards the part about the fire nets giving in under the weight of the flying girls. I found this to be useful to show how regulations and procedures have changed due to this. "141 Perish in Fire." Dakota County Herald. 31 March 1911. Web. Accessed 17 October 2013. This article influenced me to represent that not only did the fire affect New York, but other cities around the country, too, since it was published in Nebraska. It also allowed me to recognize the importance of fire safety, and how the workers chose to jump out of the windows. "Asch Building Helps to Better Laws." New York Tribune. 25 March 1912. Web. Accessed 17 October 2013. Almost exactly a year after the fire, this newspaper article was published. It represents that due to the incident, many new laws and regulations appeared. Brown Brothers. 1911. Kheel Center, New York. ilr.cornell.edu. Web. Accessed 24 January 2014. This photograph proved that the fire was disastrous. Because of the regulations that were misused, catastrophic results occurred. Brown Brothers. 1911. Kheel Center, New York. ilr.cornell.edu. Web. Accessed 24 January 2014.

The Brown Brothers have taken many photographs, but this one stood out to me because it just goes to show that we have certainly taken the progressive changes of workplace conditions into consideration. Brown Brothers. 25 March 1911. Kheel Center, New York. ilr.cornell.edu. Web. Accessed 23 January 2014. Hosing down a building may seem to be the solution to the problem, but this is proof that the regulations werent sufficient enough for this building, leading to terrible consequences. Carter, Robert. "The Locked Door!" Kheel Center. 1911. Web. Accessed 17 November 2013. Robert Carter drew this editorial cartoon to represent the troubles the workers went through, but many gave up along the way. "Doors Were Locked Say Rescued Girls." New York Times. 27 March 1911. Web. Accessed 31 October 2013. This article was written after multiple interviews, many with the young survivors who claimed that they were locked in. Dorgan, Thomas. How Soon Will They Be All Forgotten? 1911. Web. Accessed 23 January 2014. In this editorial cartoon, Thomas shows that this event will be something nobody should ever forget by reaching out to the hearts of people across America and addressing the deaths of the workers in the Triangle fire. Gordon, Abe. Interview made by Leon Stein. Kheel Center. 19 June 1958. Web. Accessed 17 October 2013. Abe was a survivor of the fire who tried to escape, having difficulties, but eventually found his way. In his interview, he states the horrifying moments he had along the way that. Granick, Joseph. Interview made by Leon Stein. Kheel Center. 6 June 1958. Web. Accessed 31 October 2013. Joseph explains in his interview about how he tried several ways to put out the fire, but due to run-down and perilous conditions, he was unable to do so.

"Lack of Fire Drill Held Responsible." New York Times. 26 March 1911. Web. Accessed 31 October 2013. Many things have changed since the fire. These things that have changed are a direct result of the fire. This article gives me an overview of how regulations have changed, which are still intact today, allowing me to be safe wherever I go. Martin, Douglas. "Rose Freedmen, Last Survivor of Triangle Fire, Dies at 107." New York Times. 17 February 2001. Web. Accessed 13 December 2013. This article was helpful to me by providing quotes from Rose before she passed away, allowing me to further understand the consequences of the fire and emotionally connecting me to this topic. Pauline, Pepe. Interviewer unknown. Kheel Center. 19 March 1986. Web. Accessed 14 November 2013. Pauline was another person who survived the fire, and was interviewed to address the horrible conditions and sights that occurred. The quote provided Stein, Leon. Triangle Fire. New York: J. B. Lippincott. 1962. Accessed 7 December 2013. Stein interviewed multiple survivors of the fire and conducted extensive amounts of research, in which he published this book with. This book allowed me to further understand this tragedy in ways that I could have never done on my own. Trade Parade in Memory of Fire Victims. 1911. Library of Congress. Web. Accessed 17 November 2013. Using Library of Congress, I found this photograph to represent the mourning that occurred after the tragedy, leading me to understand how workers across America galvanized to fight for their rights. Triangle Waist Co. fire, N. Y. C. Crowds Outside Pier Morgue. Library of Congress. Web. Accessed 17 November 2013. Using Library of Congress, I found this photo to be very grievous, because of the families losses due to the misuse of the workers rights. Secondary Sources

Altman, Ross. "Triangle Fire Song." Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition. 2011. Web. Accessed 3 December 2013. I used this song to represent how ironic the fire was: How the owners locked the workers inside and abused their rights to save some of the cloth from being stolen, but in the end, all of it was burned. Berger, Joseph. "Triangle Fire: A Half-Hour of Horror." New York Times. 21 March 2011. Accessed 4 November 2013. This article allowed me to further understand the struggle the workers went through to save their lives and other lives. Misner and Smith. "Triangle Factory Fire." Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition. n.d. Web. Accessed 2 January 2014. To represent the tragedy in a different way, I used this song as an entertaining way to represent the rights that were abused, leading to the fire. Pauline Pepe is Visited by Michael Grimaldi. 1992. Kheel Center, New York. ilr.cornell.edu. Web. Accessed 1 November 2013. This photograph is of Pauline Pepe, a survivor of the Triangle fire, which allowed me to show who she was. Rose Rosenfeld Freedmen. 1910. Kheel Center, New York. ilr.cornell.edu. Web. Accessed 24 January 2014. Rose Rosenfeld Freemen was the last survivor of the fire. This photograph was taken of her before the fire. "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Building." National Park Service. 30 March 1998. Web. Accessed 18 October 2013. The National Park Service, which commended the Asch building, known as the Brown building today, as a historic landmark, wrote an article that I found very useful. It brought about the idea of the demands that were not addressed, having tragic consequences in the end. "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire." History. n.d. Web. Accessed 20 October 2013.

I used the transcript of this documentary to helping me to discover how the families felt, how friends and relatives felt, and how the temporary morgue served its purpose.