"The tragedy that forever changed labor and industry."01 March 2011History, Factual55 mins
The Triangle Fire chronicles the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killing one hundred and forty-eight young women and forever changed the relationship between labor and industry in the United States.
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