The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 was one of the most notorious fires in New York City history, trapping workers, primarily young immigrant women, who had endured poor conditions on the ...

New York City life is shaped by the archipelago upon which it lies. ... 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire killed 146 workers and ignited a renewed fight for women's and workers' rights.

The fire that raced through a garment factory in Bangladesh last week and killed 112 workers bore eerie echoes of another blaze more than a century ago: the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New ...

History remembers the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory fire in New York City as one of the most infamous American industrial incidents. A fire broke out in the factory on March 25, 1911 ...

A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killed 146 people on this day in history, March 25, 1911 — leading to a host of worker safety reforms.

History remembers the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory fire in New York City as one of the most infamous American industrial incidents. A fire broke out in the factory on March 25, 1911 ...

In 1911, a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist clothing factory caused 146 deaths, mostly immigrant girls and women. The New York City disaster eventually galvanized the U.S. labor movement to protect ...

The American labor movement as we know it today rose from the ashes of a New York City garment factory fire that killed 146 workers -- mostly immigrant women -- more than a century ago.

On March 25, 1911, 146 workers perished when a fire broke out in a garment factory in New York City. For 90 years, it stood as New York's deadliest workplace disaster. Bettmann/CORBIS On March 25 ...

A commemoration Tuesday to the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory — which killed 146 workers, transformed the American labor movement, inspired modern building codes and brought about ...

After 112 Years, Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Victims Get a Memorial. The 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York killed 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, and galvanized the ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)-- The centennial commemoration of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire became a rally for organized labor Friday, as hundreds marched and vowed to resist efforts to weaken ...