43: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

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 Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced

Links of Interest:

• Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire


• Brown Building


• Shirtwaist


• Court Transcript of the Criminal Trial


• The Triangle Fire of 1911


• Sweatshop Tragedy


• Brown Building (PDF)


• Sweatshop Definition


• Machinery Needed for Garment Manufacturing


• Different Types of Sewing Line Layout


• World Tallest Building Passive Fire Prevention


• Early 19th Century Firefighting

Cornell University’s Excellent Resource on the Incident:

• The Triangle Factory Fire


• The Triangle Factory Fire: Report Summaries


• The Triangle Factory Fire: Timeline

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Episode Gold Producers:
'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Shane O'Neill, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill and Joel Maher.