The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Catalyst for Reform | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Learn how unsafe conditions at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory led to a fire in 1911 that killed 146 workers, mostly young immigrant girls, and exposed the need for workplace reforms in these videos adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. The tragedy, witnessed by helpless onlookers and firemen, prompted workplace safety laws in New York State that would serve as a model for broader legislative reform.