COMMEMORATING A CATASTROPHE

womensweardaily:

March 25 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, New York’s deadliest workplace disaster until 9/11. On March 21, HBO will air “Triangle: Remembering the Fire.” But first, PBS’ American Experience will tonight offer the documentary “Triangle Fire,” about the tragedy that claimed the lives of 146 people, most of them young immigrant women

(via rachelinbrooklyn)

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