In 1911 in Manhattan, New York, a clothing factory went up in flames just before closing time. We look at how faulty equipment, poor design and a fear of theft contributed to a wholly preventable incident that had such terrible consequences, but would trigger reforms that still impact the United States, a century later. With John Chidgey. This show is <a href="/blog/podcasting-2-0">Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced</a>
Links of Interest:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire#cite_ref-14">Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Building_(Manhattan)">Brown Building</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waist_(clothing)">Shirtwaist</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126184708/http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&amp;context=triangletrans">Court Transcript of the Criminal Trial</a></li>
<li><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/85134/wisconsin-unions-walker-triangle-shirtwaist-fire">The Triangle Fire of 1911</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apwu.org/news/sweatshop-tragedy-ignites-fight-workplace-safety">Sweatshop Tragedy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/supplemental/AschBuildingLandmark.pdf">Brown Building (PDF)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/sweatshop">Sweatshop Definition</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.onlineclothingstudy.com/2018/05/machinery-needed-for-garment.html">Machinery Needed for Garment Manufacturing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.onlineclothingstudy.com/2015/05/different-types-of-sewing-line-layout.html">Different Types of Sewing Line Layout</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tajswestcoast.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/world-tallest-building-fire-safety-and-passive-fire-prevention/">World Tallest Building Passive Fire Prevention</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/early-19-century-firefighters-fought-fires-each-other-180960391/">Early 19th Century Firefighting</a></li>
</ul>
Cornell University&rsquo;s Excellent Resource on the Incident:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/">The Triangle Factory Fire</a></li>
<li><a href="http://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/primary/reports/FourthReportOfFIC.html">The Triangle Factory Fire: Report Summaries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/supplemental/timeline/pages/asch_building.html">The Triangle Factory Fire: Timeline</a></li>
</ul>
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