Jun 4, 2021
Thinking back to when the Triangle Factory Fire was my special interest. I would just,,, go up to people like Hey! wanna hear about a fire that killed 146 mistreated workers!!!
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Thinking back to when the Triangle Factory Fire was my special interest. I would just,,, go up to people like Hey! wanna hear about a fire that killed 146 mistreated workers!!!
"The Shirt" -- Robert Pinsky
“The Shirt” — Robert Pinsky
“The Shirt” by Robert Pinsky The back, the yoke, the yardage. Lapped seams, The nearly invisible stitches along the collar Turned in a sweatshop by Koreans or Malaysians Gossiping over tea and noodles on their break Or talking money or politics while one fitted This armpiece with its overseam to the band Of cuff I button at my wrist. The presser, the cutter, The wringer, the mangle. The needle,…
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GHOSTS OF THE TRIANGLE FIRE by roxination
THE HORRIFYING TRIANGLE WAIST COMPANY FACTORY FIRE!
THE HORRIFYING TRIANGLE WAIST COMPANY FACTORY FIRE!
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One Hundred and forty six people died while trapped inside a building that was blazing with fire from the inside: Most of them young women. The loss could have been easily prevented; however, the people that died did not give up their lives in vain. It led to a public uproar and brought about a huge difference. The fire in question took place at The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory…
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Sharing this because it's the anniversary. and because it's a tragedy we've taken to reenacting, here and abroad.
Over 100 Years Ago, 123 Young Women Working In A Factory Never Came Home. It Changed Our Country.
Over 100 Years Ago, 123 Young Women Working In A Factory Never Came Home. It Changed Our Country.
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I have a hard time watching this and not getting terribly angry. Those 123 young women and 23 men who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911, deserve to be remembered. But we’re watching it happen all over again in developing countries that supply Walmart, Gap, and other marketing and retail giants.
Sorry/not sorry, I’m mad as hell, and I wish we could live in a…
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Check out "Triangle Factory Fire" by Misner & Smith - http://www.reverbnation.com/open_graph/song/1926351
Part 2 of the documentary!