Uprising and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Thesis Uprising

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Uprising and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Uprising and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Thesis Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix is an honest portrayal of life in early

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

Uprising ●Setting: New York, 1910 -1911 ●The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Main Characters ●Bella o Immigrant from Italy o Knows no English when she arrives

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.