Analysis Of The Triangle Factory Fire

The Triangle Factory fire happened during the spring of 1911 in New York City. This tragic fire took the life of 146 factory workers. The majority of these were young women who had immigrated to the United States. These women who worked in the factories faced unsafe and hazardous conditions, often working long hours with not much pay. Being immigrants did not make their jobs any easier and they were often exploited for their race. There was a mindset they were paying for their time in the Land of Opportunity and this caused their wages to be so small. “I understood that he was taking advantage of me because I was a child.” (49) Rose Cohen tells her story as an immigrant factory worker. She tells of how her boss asked twice of her what he did the other girls, her employment was partial, and she experienced discrimination because of her background. She was one of thousands. Rose was working for her family, having to put up with ungodly work conditions that no person should ever have to deal with, let alone a child. Rose, like many others, was working to bring her family to America with her. These were the only

At the time, New York City was the factory headquarters for America, but the Big Apple did well to hide their industrial side. The city did its best to keep up the facade that everything was glitz and glam. These factories, each with hundreds of workers inside, were loft buildings that were never designed to house factories. They were made in an attempt to save money on electricity and insurance, which worked because the lofts were “fireproof”. The structure of the building also allowed for more to packed into a smaller place due to taller ceilings. Another crucial design flaw in the loft factories were the exits. There was only one narrow hallway for the workers to exit. This was to ensure the workers (women especially) were not stealing