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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, in 1911, was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in US history. But what you may not realize is that this was one of the events that pushed states to start to require more safety measures in the workplace.GUESTS IN ORDERLULU LOLOArtist and activistSee more of Lulu’s work on her websiteRUTH SERGELArtist and agitatorGET INVOLVEDRemember the Triangle CoalitionThe Chalk ProjectCheck your brands factory conditions at Good on You and Ethical Fashion GuideREFERENCEShttps://www.osha.gov/oas/trianglefactoryfire.html photoshttp://troytaylorbooks.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-triangle-fire.html Graphic photoshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Building_(Manhattan) Wikihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN8cjH5qfRk Overview of the firehttps://macaulay.cuny.edu/seminars/wills08/articles/j/a/c/Jacob_Kline_66b7.html Jacob Klinehttps://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/triangle-shirtwaist-fire Mentions refusal of owners to install sprinklershttps://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10517122/triangle-the-fire-that-changed-america - talks about corruptionhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-the-triangle-shirtwai_b_5029158 - reform after the fireWhy its hard to pay a living wage: https://www.vox.com/2018/2/27/17016704/living-wage-clothing-factorieshttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/shirtwaist-kings/Audio retelling of fire: https://www.wnyc.org/story/119940-listen-wnyc-archives-triangle-shirtwaist-fire/Industrial disaster list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industrial_disastershttps://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/triangleWhat is a shirtwaist: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/triangle-fire-what-shirtwaist/Fire escape taking 3 hours: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjditC4mYfjAhVmiOAKHbj6DUAQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgvshp.org%2Fblog%2F2011%2F03%2F02%2Fremembering-the-triangle-fire%2F&psig=AOvVaw1O3B2IpKVDT16VzO_HoEZ1&ust=1561640221999361https://historycollection.co/arson-accident-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire/The strike and conditions that improved with union involvement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_shirtwaist_strike_of_1909Song http://open-archive.rememberthetrianglefire.org/triangle-song/http://open-archive.rememberthetrianglefire.org/angels-in-the-sky/Diagram of the building: http://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/supplemental/3Dmodel.htmlPapers talking about stair deficiencies: https://gvshp.org/blog/2011/03/02/remembering-the-triangle-fire/Map of names: http://rememberthetrianglefire.org/the-names/Rana plaza: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/style/survivors-of-rana-plaza-disaster.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-20522593 - Dhaka padlocking exitshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Dhaka_garment_factory_fire#cite_note-21 2012 Its major clients include Walmart, Carrefour and IKEA.[10]Rana plaza collapse: https://www.racked.com/2018/4/13/17230770/rana-plaza-collapse-anniversary-garment-workers-safetyBangladesh factory accidents: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-fire-factbox/factbox-major-industrial-accidents-in-bangladesh-in-recent-years-idUSKCN12C2PRhttps://cleanclothes.org/ua/2013/rana-plaza - other brands, childrens placehttps://directory.goodonyou.eco/ - brand ratingshttps://baptistworldaid.org.au/resources/2019-ethical-fashion-guide/ - brand ratings labour onlyhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/26/these-retailers-involved-in-bangladesh-factory-disaster-have-yet-to-compensate-victims/#3d383f99211b - joe freshhttps://www.greenamerica.org/green-purchasing-choose-fair-labor/tell-samsung/what-you-can-do-about-sweatshops - what you can do about sweatshops