Cornell University: Irl School: The Triangle Factory Fire

Students research the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. For this labor reform lesson, students research the fire and write a newspaper article report from the perspective of the time. Students evaluate the perspective of the workers and create...

A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that examines the conditions American workers faced in the late 1800s. Students will understand the factors that precipitated the birth and growth...

An investigation of the 1911 New York City Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire leads class members to examine primary and secondary source materials related to the event and apply what they learn about the working conditions at the time to...

The stories of bodies falling to the pavement and girls dying in their seats echo to the present day. The New York City Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire—which killed 147 people, mostly young women and girls—galvanized the labor movement...

How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire change modern working conditions? The engaging resource explains conditions that contributed to the tragic fire, the workers affected by it, and how it changed labor laws and working...

Article addresses the horror and the legacy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire while examining the inhuman treatment of immigrants during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.

A lesson that explores the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that occurred on March 25, 1911 in New York City.

Film and special features on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911. Features include a timeline of the deadliest workplace accidents, biographies of famous women of the time, and primary resources of the coverage of the fire. For...

Article discusses the impact that the Triangle Company fire had on labor laws and unions.

Site opens with a terrible picture of victims of the fire that draws the reader into the incredible story of this tragedy. A very comprehensive site with newspaper articles, trial testimony, maps of the building, and photographs.