Uprising and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Thesis Uprising
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Uprising and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Thesis Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix is an honest portrayal of life in early 1900 s America and the events surrounding the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Uprising ●Setting: New York, 1910 -1911 ●The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Main Characters ●Bella o Immigrant from Italy o Knows no English when she arrives o Works in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to make money ●Yetta o Jewish immigrant from Russia o Both her sister and she work at the factory ● Jane o Wealthy daughter of a businessman o Becomes involved in the workers' cause
Important Points ●Horrible working conditions o Locked in o Long hours o Not receiving pay o Searched each day ●The workers have had enough and arrange a strike and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory o Eventually, some demands are met and the women return to work
The Fire ●On March 25, 1911 a first started on the eighth floor of the factory o All three girls were trapped o The elevators stopped working, the stairwells were locked, and the fire escape did not reach to the street ●Among those killed in the fire include two of the main characters
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory ●Employed over 1, 000 people o Mostly Italian and Jewish Russian immigrants o Between 16 and 23 -years-old ●Very dangerous o Flammable fabric o Ignored smoking rules o Locked doors o Unfilled water buckets ●Sweatshop Management
The Fire ●The fire started on March 25, 1911 at 4: 40 pm o It is believed someone threw a cigarette on a pile of cloth on the 8 th floor ●No way out o Elevators weren't working and the stairwells were lock o Women, some already on fire, jumped 8 -10 stories to their deaths ●Fire spread very fast up through the ninth and tenth floors
Aftermath ● 146 of the 500 employees were killed o Mostly young women ●The fire brought about many changes in workplace safety and fire prevention
Connections ●Based on the research, Haddix did an great job showing what life was like for immigrants in early 20 th century America, especially those working in factories. ●Her account of the fire appears to be based in fact
Conclusion ●This novel will teach you a lot about working conditions in early 20 th century and especially the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Works Cited "Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire. " Gilded Age and Progressive Era Reference Library. Ed. Lawrence W. Baker and Rebecca Valentine. Vol. 3: Primary Source. Detroit: UXL, 2007. 197 -209. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.
Works Cited "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. " U*X*L Encyclopedia of U. S. History. Sonia Benson, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr. , and Rebecca Valentine. Ed. Lawrence W. Baker and Sarah Hermsen. Vol. 8. Detroit: UXL, 2009. 1574 -1576. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Jan. 2013.
Works Cited "Workers in the Industrial Age. " Development of the Industrial U. S. Reference Library. Ed. Sonia G. Benson, Jennifer York Stock, and Carol Brennan. Vol. 1: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2006. 117 -132. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 24 Jan. 2013.
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