Remembering the Unknowns.

The article discusses public memorials to the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in New York City, which killed 146 young, mostly female, Jewish and Italian workers. The fire was believed to be the result of the company's undermining of garment union attempts to improve working conditions. The ci...

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Published in:	American Art Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 60 - 82
Main Author:	Todd, Ellen Wiley
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Fall2009
Subjects:	Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, New York (N.Y.), 1911 Labor unions Longman, Evelyn Beatrice, 1874-1954 Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924 History Twentieth century History of labor unions United States Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) New York (N.Y.) New York (State)
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