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After reading this for schooland watching the movie i was surprised how thir work condition was. Thanks for this web site it really help to understand better the movie and to get more information .my prtesentation waas just the ebst.Thanks
— maria G., Fort Myers Fl.   20 Nov 2009

i cant belive what i am reading 143 people died
— Amber, co   19 Nov 2009

thanks for the website i really helped my class and i understand it better
— sd, hawaii   17 Nov 2009

Very sad it is awfulthat so many people died
— Luis, MA   13 Nov 2009

Very Informative
— Julia D, South Hadley, MA   13 Nov 2009

After reading this for school, i had a lot on my mind. It told me a lot of how terrifing fires could really be. Also actually knowing thatmore people died from falling out of windows then the actual fire, seems hectic.
— abbeyy, uh, the united states.   13 Nov 2009

I thought this website was very informative and I learned a lot about the people who lost their lives in the fire.
— Julia , South Hadley, MA   13 Nov 2009

good sources,very informative but sad.
— Hannah, Massachusettes   13 Nov 2009

it was great infomation our class used it to learn about progressivism in the united states
— ak, MA   13 Nov 2009

I really liked this site and its conntents. We learned about the Triangle fire as part of our History 10 class at Butte College and your site is Awsome. Thanks for making it.
— erin dowden, northern california   12 Nov 2009

This is a great site, and like another commenter, I read this book called Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix, which is now my favorite book, and she recommended this website. I'm currently doing a report on this fire and this website has helped me greatly. Thank you!
— Someone, Somewhere   11 Nov 2009

To steelcore1085, Longmont, Co, I have done extensive work on the identities of these people and can tell you that the vast majority of those who perished in the disaster were sewing machine operators, then referred to simply as operators. Also killed were foreladys, contractors, examiners, finishers, bookkeepers, tuckers, a cutter and a draper.
— Mike, New York, NY   9 Nov 2009

great site! fantastic pictures
— A.K, U.S.A   4 Nov 2009

pretty good but it's missing the jobs some of the victims had in the factory. There were many different things they may have done there.
— steelcore1085, Longmont, Co   2 Nov 2009

Just came to read
— JEM, NH   31 Oct 2009

I first became interested in the Triangle fire after reading a passage about it in a book and seeing The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal movie from the late 1970's. The loss of all those poor girls and young men is very sad but the changes that were enacted protect all of us. I'm fascinated by stories like these. This is a great sight!!
— Kristin Vass, NY   29 Oct 2009

woah a fire
— nick fernandez, plainedge   29 Oct 2009

Great site.
— Darlene, Tacoma, WA   29 Oct 2009

Great site. Full of great information. Such a sad loss, but was the nexus for reform.
— SJ, East Hanover, NJ   26 Oct 2009

I love the content of this website. I used some of the information to do a research paper on it! Very well made guys!
— R.C., Ohio   19 Oct 2009

I grew up in the Bronx. My grandmother always spoke of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. She was 11 years old at the time. For many years I have been reading of the sad plight of all the women who perished; I continue to be interested in the history of Women and Labor in New York City. This is an excellent site for research. Thank you.
— nancy campion, Salem, Oregon   15 Oct 2009

Never hear of this before. Very glad to stumble on this site, as this seems like a piece of history I should know! I commend you on how this site is set up. Well organized, referenced, documents, it's all great! I wish there were more site such as this.
— SAS, Minnesota   12 Oct 2009

Very eye opening and fun to read
— RLG, Ogden, Ut   7 Oct 2009

This website is amazing! I'm doing a portfolio on the fire and so far this is the most helpful website. Bravo!
— LA, Minnesota   6 Oct 2009

I read this book Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix it was well written and I loved it, I didn't know about the fire till I read it and I love history so this will be on my list of favorite times in history, I just hope this won't ever happen again because it was to sad and devistating.
— Amber Beech, North Lewisburg, Ohio   3 Oct 2009

I read this book for my history class.I was truly awed at this event.I do not think enough people knom about the fire.I pray that this never happens again.
— Deborah Bellamy, Indianapolis,Indiana   25 Sep 2009

What the hell were those idiot bosses thinking?! Too bad that there are still people like that out there. More people, aforementioned, should be told about this. BTW, great info.
— Colomba, cape cod   16 Sep 2009

Great site! The more I read about this incident, the more it saddens me. It's amazing how many people's lives were affected, not just the victims but people who used this tragedy as a lightning rod to improve working conditions in America. I cannot imagine a more terrible way to die, and my heart goes out not only to those who did but also to the people who died much the same way on 9/11.
— KH, Des Moines, IA   10 Sep 2009

thats terrible
— cn, omaha   8 Sep 2009

great exibit
— Kyle, Eastern Kentucky University   1 Sep 2009

There are still sweatshops in NYC. One needs only to look out of the Manhattan bound elevated D train and into the windows of building where young Asian women slave for meager wages.
— JC, Broad Channel NY   28 Aug 2009

It is sorta messed up how they treated them after the fire.
— Hannah, Bismarck, North Dakota   6 Aug 2009

that is so sad
— annie, covington,ga   6 Aug 2009

it is so sad to think about all the young women who died because of 2 men's stinginess. i am trying to raise money to have a memorial in NYC in 2011 on the centennial. a memorial is the very least that those poor souls deserve but hopefully i can work it out so that everyone can know about the tragic story of the Triangle shirtwaist workers.
— coleen, Bedford,IN   23 Jul 2009

I empathize with the immigrant heros of the Triangle Factory Fire. This tragic nightmare, could have been preventable, and portrays the consequence of feeding a factory with insufficent resources.
— JFR, AMES, IOWA   22 Jul 2009

It is a shame that this horrible fire was the only thing that could open peoples' minds to the deplorable conditions faced by so many labor workers. I still cry when reading or watching programs on this.
— SED, NYC   21 Jul 2009

What a FAB site. I actually visited the building recently and was fascinated.I'm doing a history project and found the people very helpful.
— Sigi, Oakand, CA   16 Jul 2009

Very touching story! Great website for those who never heard the story such as myself!
— Shavon, Valdosta, Ga   1 Jul 2009

I think this is one of the worst things!! I first got interested in the Triangle Factory Fire when i read Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch then i read UPRISING by Margret Peterson Haddix both are great books! Now im hooked!!! Im going to do a research paper on it very soon.if anyone knows of any more great book about the Triangle Fire please tell!!! p.s. im only 13
— CL, Troutvill VA   30 Jun 2009

The countless bodies displayed was just unheard of. I found it quite disturbing that after the bodies were identified they were just moved to the side...guess respect for the dead did not come to later.
— Jennifer , valdosta,ga   30 Jun 2009

The excerpts from the actual workers were devasting. With all the requirements today to maintain a safe workplace makes the conditions illustrated seem like a myth.
— Jennifer , valdosta,ga   30 Jun 2009

The story is AMAZING. You always think you have a pretty good perspective on how things really were. But the accounts i read changed all that. Great Website.
— Andre' W., Valdosta   29 Jun 2009

GREAT SITE!!!
— Eboni, Atlanta, GA   26 Jun 2009

This story truly touched me. I knew of the cruel intentions of the sweatshops and their owners and they used foreign immigrants to make a profit, but I had no idea of this horrendous day. It happens to be my birthday too
— AG, Bronx, New York   25 Jun 2009

looking for people from Narti, Poland
— linda, san mateo   24 Jun 2009

Read book
— mlb, missouri   10 Jun 2009

This is such an amazing story.Poor women and imagrants who had to go through this hard ship. These are moments that make americans not so proud to be an american. People are so heartless.
— Eleesa, Portland Oregon   9 Jun 2009

i thought the articles were disturbing i had never seen anything like it.
— CT, jamestown   8 Jun 2009

im glad i learnd about this nd i feel really bad for those girls.
— columbia, jamestown   8 Jun 2009

dang this is some itence suff
— TJ Mor-ris, anchorage alaska   4 Jun 2009

Rest in peace poor girls...you are not forgotten.
— DS, Jackson   4 Jun 2009

omg i feels so bad for them!
— jackie, middleburgh   27 May 2009

This website amazingly preserves this horrible tragedy in history which leads to more actions on abolishing these horrible working conditions. Thank you for this great information.
— Joel Portillo, Wesley Chapel,Fl   26 May 2009

i never heard about something like this. that is crazy
— lr, new york   26 May 2009

I had never heard of this tragedy until I watched the PBS doc. New York. When I decided to research further, i was so suprised to see such an indepth site as this one. Thank you for keeping alive the memory of this sad day. It was such a senseless horrible day in the history of the city.
— Tammy, Albany, LA   18 May 2009

This is a great site that serves as a useful, informative dedication to a horrible tragedy.
— Heather Gi, Valdosta GA   6 May 2009

This website has been really helpful in understanding not only the history of women in our country as my gender studies class demands but also in the treatment of wage workers during the time period of the Triangle Fires. The reading was important and serious but so readable. I'm glad this website exists. I plan to be a teacher and look forward to sharing it with my future students.
— Heather McRae, Valdosta, GA   5 May 2009

I love this dedication to such a great tragedy
— Bernie Kaduthaman, New York   30 Apr 2009

This is the disaster I am doing a research paper on. This website really helped me thanks (:
— Jessica Feherson, Minnesota.   30 Apr 2009

i used this site for my history day projest 3 years ago and its amasing to just come back and see what happend. i feel really bad for those people cook 2 death or jump! how horrible!but this site brings back memorises! good and bad!
— corrina F., alaska   30 Apr 2009

Hiten, For historical materials please contact the Kheel Center staff at kheel_center@cornell.edu. For current material please contact the reference staff of the Catherwood Library, at ilrref@cornell.edu.
— Kheel Center staff, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY   28 Apr 2009

i m looking for reserch in labour Relation in different country.
— hiten, Melbouren ,Australia   28 Apr 2009

Thank you very much for keeping this information available We must never forget.
— Barbara, New York   27 Apr 2009

This story is so depressing, but it is good that it has not been forgotten
— Paige, New York, New York   26 Apr 2009

Excellent It is sad that as of this date and time history repeats its self and we in the code and fire service seem ask the question why does codes,politics and money cost enter in on someone life safety.
— JKS, Syracuse NY   24 Apr 2009

I had never heard of this tragedy before being assigned this website. Thanks so much for posting this information for everyone to read.
— Joanna, Valdosta, GA   23 Apr 2009

This site was an excellent way to learn about the tragedy. I did not know about it until I took this class at school and the site is very informative. Thank you for putting it together and informing people of how things ran back then.
— Beth W., Valdosta, GA   23 Apr 2009

Thank you so much for putting together so many articles and first hand accounts of the women who lived through this tragic accident. It is a great way to carry on the memories of those whose lives were taken in the fire.
— Meagan A, Valdosta, GA   22 Apr 2009

I had never heard of this fire and I am not your average age college student. It was sad to read the story about the fire but what made real to me was the pictures of the dead in the coffins/boxes laid out for eople to identify the dead and also the names of the victims. Some of the names wee not even whole names they were the first or last name. I would like to thank Cornell University for enlightening me on this terrible tragedy .
— QClark, Valdosta, Ga   21 Apr 2009

I had no idea about this, but once I saw the site, I was hooked!
— KH, New Mexico   20 Apr 2009

This website was one of many that we had to read for my class. I found all of the information very interesting but sad. This was an unfortunate incident that took many lives which could have been avoided with the proper measures taken.
— Kag, VSU, Valdosta Georgia   20 Apr 2009

This is a great site! This was my first time learning about this incident, and I was startled at the tragedies that these women went through. Now days we don't think much about stuff like this, but I believe this is something that is very important and something that has shaped our country and our futures. Times have definitely changed and the future is much brighter for women, but we must not ignore the past.
— HSD, Valdosta, GA   19 Apr 2009

thanks for this wonderful website! I just started a research paper on this topic and this website is really helpful in finding sources! thanks again
— MB, New Jersey   17 Apr 2009

I was given this website by a professor and am just heartbroken by what I have read! I didn't even know about this tragedy, much less what all of these women went through! It has opened my eyes to how much better women have it now than then, and how much better it can be in the future.
— HCW, Valdosta, Ga   16 Apr 2009

Reading two of the testimonials of the ladies opened my eyes to how far women have come, to getting rights to striding in independence. I learned that family values were much more important then and women literary had the "hurry" and strength out of them.
— MAB, Valdosta, GA   16 Apr 2009

A terrible tragedy in the history of New York City and the labor movement. Unions have at times hasked for too much. But the good that came out of it proves that if not for unions, today we'd still be working in sweatshops under dangerous conditions.
— SA, New York   2 Apr 2009

I never knew this happened but I received text messages from the History Channel and on 3-25 I heard about this tragic incident. May the good LORD bless all those that perished and the survivors!! GOD BLESS!
— Craig P Mohorcic, Mytle Beach, SC   27 Mar 2009

With you on this reminder of the brohter/sisterhood of man
— Amnon Hadary, Jerusalem   26 Mar 2009

May those who perished be always remembered, and let us all not forget that March is Women's History Month.
— Dan, MD   25 Mar 2009

Today is one of remembrance to the courgeous factory workers who perish in that tragic fire, the horrifying decision to burn or to jump knowing rescue is impossible to accomplish, is so tragic. May they always be remembred and never forgotten.
— Sonia T., Sacramento,CA   25 Mar 2009

I read the book called Ashes of Roses and it was a very inspiring novel of this tragic fire.
— Taylor, Wayland   25 Mar 2009

This week will mark the 98th anniversary of the fire and the scope of the tragedy remains as powerful and compelling as on that day in 1911. I placed a flower at the site last month and was moved by another flower that had been placed the same day. There are still those who mourn those poor souls. I am heartened by this commitment to keep the memory of that day and it's terrible toll, alive.
— David F W, Elkin, NC   23 Mar 2009

Read about this historical event, unknown to me, in a novel "Strivers' Row". Finding this site allowed me a comprehensive study. Thank you.
— Sunny Di, Flint, Michigan   19 Mar 2009

This is one of the most informative and moving sites I've ever visited. May God bless those poor people and their families.
— Daniel R., South Carolina   19 Mar 2009

It is still the same. Idaho claims to be a "right to work" state. That means, in the state government's terms, the right NOT to join a union. We need strong unions and a requirement that employers use humane strategies when designing work places, when building products, and when reimbursing the employees that businesses consider expendable commodities.
— Susan Traver, Idaho   18 Mar 2009

Nothing has changed in the almost 100 years, big business legally killing working families in many other ways besides awful working conditions, lead covered toys, giving away billions for corporate welfare and food covered in raw sewage. I really have to wonder are they really a necessary evil, for all the damage they do here and around the world. March 25, 2011 should be the biggest gathering of working people in history . P.S. Oh yeah and this one the company that got it's sheet rock from China that can rot copper wiring and copper tubing that will be good for your lungs.
— Bill Cole, Connecticut   18 Mar 2009

This website is invaluable to me, as I'm doing my IB Internal Assessment on the fire. Thank you for putting the major primary sources together.
— Jacob Patrick, Florida   16 Mar 2009

Heartbreaking....this tragedy should never have occurred!
— Arlene, Ohio   12 Mar 2009

very sad very sad
— chewy, camillus   11 Mar 2009

I'm only eleven but I read the book Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch and it is really excellent. That's how I got interested in the Triangle Waist Factory Fire..
— Abbey Smith, Oklahoma   11 Mar 2009

Site is very well organized and really gets one thinking of how it might have been like back in the early 19th Century.
— Robert, Lakewood, Colorado   11 Mar 2009

great site
— sr, indiana   10 Mar 2009

great site
— arbeebe, connecticut   10 Mar 2009

Thank you for the great information for a college research paper.
— Travis, Wisconsin   9 Mar 2009

super site for students, very well done
— Greg, New York   9 Mar 2009

Thank you...Lest we forget!
— Beth L, Riverton, WY 82501   8 Mar 2009

It is hard to believe that almost 100 years later, gender equality is still an issue in America. Though incredibly awful and terrifying, events like this were one of the only ways people would see how conditions really were. Anyways, this site is awesome for primary sources! I used it for my National History Day project, and it was very handy.
— Rachel, Iowa   7 Mar 2009

Is an excelllent place my students can get information for the Woman"s International Day.
— Arturo, New York City - Queens   6 Mar 2009

didnt know about fire until i saw information about it in another program on tv found this site informative and moving
— karen, london   6 Mar 2009

i learned about this thing in history calss and its amazing
— Avery, Minnesota   26 Feb 2009

I never knew this event exsitted until today in US history class my teacher told us the story and i came upon this web site. this was a tragady in evey way possible.
— Gabriela, Oklahoma   24 Feb 2009

I was inspired to find out more about this from the amazing book UPRISING by Margret Petersen Haddix. It's the tale of 3 friends caught up in the fire. A great read if you're looking for a more personal account.
— Emily , Florida   22 Feb 2009

The horror of this event never diminishes. Thanks for putting this website together.
— Barbara Finkelstein, NYC   16 Feb 2009

I'm doing a History Day project about Rose Schneiderman and all of this information has really helped me a lot. As soon as I came to the main page of this site I knew it was going to have a lot of good information that I could use. It is a very well designed website that is easy to navigate. Thank you so much for putting it together. With all the useful information on this site I'm sure I'll do good on my project.
— S White, Fountain City, WI   13 Feb 2009

So much research went into this...and the web site is extremely well-designed, so that I didn't have to think about the mechanics of getting around; I could focus on the story. The copies of documents you provide are well-chosen and having multiple links to them, in various appropriate places, was an excellent choice. Thanks for putting this together for people like me who want to understand--as much as can be understood--what happened on that awful day.
— J Davis, San Francisco   13 Feb 2009

Did Rose COhen survive the fire?
— HED, Florida   11 Feb 2009

Amazing. I think that this should be for everyone. Great Job!
— D.M.C., Clermont, FL   11 Feb 2009

This is a great way to reveal the story of the Triangle Factory, and listing the information about the names of survivors and deaths is very interesting.
— Audra, East Greenbush, NY   9 Feb 2009

i am doing research for a american history class and you guys made it so easy for the report Thank you Dylan D
— Dylan Dyer, Wichita Ks   9 Feb 2009

Hello to all :) I can’t understand how to add your site in my rss reader. Help me, please
— Music_Mp3_zentatterne, Germany   5 Feb 2009

Their lives made us all safer today. Never again can we let this happen for the sake of money.
— Bob Pfister, Jasper, IN   3 Feb 2009

thank you for your service
— odaborana, ethiopia   3 Feb 2009

It is quite important for the story of the Triangle factory fire to be told and not forgotten, but i think it is equally important for the connection that these type of events still occur today.
— Erica, Madison WI   2 Feb 2009

This is a great site and uses great resourses. I think that the fire sld of never happened, but if it did, I don't think that that many people should have died.
— ATG, Miami   2 Feb 2009

I was so heartbroken to learn about this harrowing event. As part of my American Social Problems class, I have done some research on this most tragic event of the Industrialization of America. As a seamstress myself, I have a personal connection to these women and girls who suffered needlessly, just to make a buck to feed their families. I think this website is another way of paying respects to those poor souls who were first abandoned through their striking efforts and then trapped atop 10 stories of burning cloth. Ironically, I feel that those flames shed a new light on business regulations in American History. Unfortunately, it took this massive tradedy to open the eyes of those unwilling to see...
— jessica robertson, sonora, ca   29 Jan 2009

Great site
— Adam D. Aquilante, Cranston ri   29 Jan 2009

This is a great site for those who want to learn about one of the greatest tragedies in American history. I hope more and more people vist this site and I'll recommend it to all of my friends!!
— Sarah Jacob, New Orleans, LA   26 Jan 2009

This is a great memorial for the victims of the site. It is said to say our Nation didn't learn earlier with the Iroquois disaster in Chicago in 1903. But to the victim's families, we as students and historians will always remember.
— Danny , Victoria Tx   26 Jan 2009

Need ASHES OF ROSES lesson plans and test.
— Lynne, Omaha, NE   26 Jan 2009

I agree with some of the other visitors that a more fitting memorial be placed at the site. However, I can hardly think as fitting as this site. I hope it will remain active for a very long time and continue to move the people who look in from time to time. I'm very impressed by the number of young folks who used this site ans the event it documents, as a basis for class projects. Perhaps the most lasting tribute of all.
— DFW, Elkin, NC   23 Jan 2009

this is an awesome site about a very tragic fire. this helped me with my project that had to do
— Keesha Simons, michigan   23 Jan 2009

Awesome!
— Weston, Missouri   13 Jan 2009

Very nice.
— Kyle, Missouri   13 Jan 2009

this is an awesome website i love it! it is soo cool
— tiffany, tucson   12 Jan 2009

i love this site
— sareiet, panama   12 Jan 2009

Thanks for this site! It helped me so muich with my research paper! =]
— Emily, NY   12 Jan 2009

I would like to know when was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company was established...
— Cheng Bo An , Toronto Canada   10 Jan 2009

this site was very helpfil for my prodject : its crazyy how you guys have info on the victims & survivors :: i wus in to fires before 9/11 and one in my own house =/
— kk, im my own world :]   7 Jan 2009

This website was very informative and I learned alot. I had to go on this site for a World History 2 assignment. I enjoyed learning about something that happened in my nation.
— NRH, VBVA   5 Jan 2009

A wonderful website.
— Robert Reed, Winters, California   4 Jan 2009

Good informative site, but you make no mention of the life safety code that I can find. This disaster was one of the main reasons the code was developed - it is unfortunate that a disaster had to occur before something was done. The code has no doubt saved thousands of lives since that day. Your site does look rather biased against industry in the word choice used and I do question your agenda; this approach really has no place in an educational site. If I am mistaken please excuse me.
— dave, tennessee   2 Jan 2009

Fantastic website. We must never forget this tragic event or else we are doomed to repeat it.
— Howie Meibach, L.A. via Brooklyn   29 Dec 2008

this helped me with my school project. thanks for your good information, and getting the Triangle Factory Fire story out there.
— catheriny, jefferson   21 Dec 2008

OK THIS SITE IS FREAKIN AWESOME MSN KMAN
— KMJ A.K.A KMAN, I LIVE WITH SANTA CLAUSE   19 Dec 2008

I am seeking eyewitnees accounts
— ttuttle@cnusd.k12.ca.us, corona ca.   18 Dec 2008

When I read about this fire It made me very sad. This side and for that I thank you. And that the lives that was last would not beforgoten.Atribute to those who died and those who tried in vain to save their lives.
— Matthew Aul , Columbia, SC   18 Dec 2008

Thanks for the information. I really am happy i get it thatnks.
— Kaitlyn, NY   17 Dec 2008

your story has taught me so much aboutthis wonderful story it is just so much to learn from thank you
— quilla thomas, Omaha Ne   15 Dec 2008

this fire was very sad i cry when i read a book about it. I so happy that you wamt people to know about this fire. Thanks!
— Katie, tennessee   15 Dec 2008

thank you for the information that i have seen ok
— quilla , omaha   9 Dec 2008

how do you know all this stuff could be true or not do yall do a good on some information
— sst, omaha   9 Dec 2008

mucho helpful in writing my report....
— Matt, Connecticut   9 Dec 2008

I really enjoyed looking through this website! The whole fire itself really upsets me still to this day and the fact that you have this website up so that people do not forget is an awesome thing! The fact that you guys have audio, picture, illustrations and so much more just show how much time and effort you guys put into making this website! I congratulate you on such an amazing job with making history so important! <3
— Kasey M McKane, Okeechobee Florida   3 Dec 2008

I completely agree with Mr. Bentley's statement. I think it is a complete outrage that the only thing at the site of the tragedy is a small plaque that noone knows about. I believe it is at NYU. I think we should ask NYU to put up a more suitable memorial, possibly with names of all the victims on it.
— Bryan Pauquette, Columbus, OH   2 Dec 2008

This is a really great site! As you note,link to etc. there is a lot of additional information, songs, poems, stories, a memorial at Mt. Zion cemetary, a memorial organization, an annual on-site event and much more. However, I believe that at the site of the fire there is only a small plaque. I am concerned about the size, visibility and effectiveness of the memorial plaque and it's ability to raise and maintain interest, memorialize and educate. Millions pass the site each year, most never notice the plaque and those that do rarely understand the magnitude of the tragedy or it's importance to America's history, the labor movement, union's, worker safety, the garment industry and women. More should be done at the Triangle Fire location - a memorial worthy of the tragedy and it's significance.
— Bruce Bentley, Slingerlands, New York   2 Dec 2008

Woo go you peoples! You're sharing the truth and you deserve congrats!!! I think this website helped alot with my school papers! TY!!!!!!
— SaraBeth H., 15 Pinestreet   2 Dec 2008

my grand mother was 16 in 1911 was sick for a few week,s diden,t want to lose job and kept working till was told to stay in bed that day , being sick saved her life her name was margareet chrabini after married last name terlizzi
— J S, CALIF   27 Nov 2008

This is amazing, after seeing this website we decided to use this for our research project!
— Kayla Renz and Richie Pulvermacher, Spring Green, Wisconsin   26 Nov 2008

Am now reading,Triangle-The Fire That Changed America,by David VonDrehle.Id not realized that the building was still standing.Its all such a tragic,amazing story.
— John, Portland Maine   26 Nov 2008

powerful represenation of our history
— T.L., Atlanta,ga   25 Nov 2008

Last night I watched a documentary on PBS that had a segment dedicated to the Triangle Factory Fire (this story gave me impetus to learn more). It is very good that this site exists and I commend all who contribute and maintain this resource.
— ESS, Washington, DC   24 Nov 2008

It is a tragedy that such things occur. I hope that this will shed some light on the working conditions in our country, and hopefully lead to more strict legislation to prevent its recurrence.
— CJE, Valdosta, GA   23 Nov 2008

i would like to know more about the triangle fire and what year it happend
— augustus buttafuoco, hudsonn.n.y. 12534   22 Nov 2008

this is so sad and yet fastinating! It is crazy that it is 911 and in a building. 11 should be the unlucky number! not 13! I hope to learn more about the people.
— av, md   20 Nov 2008

I am glad this happened so that it would set our economy in motion to upgrade our working conditions standards and saftey laws to current day.
— KB, Ohio   20 Nov 2008

I would hope one day that someone would produce a film about this tragedy. Not a romantic version, ala, "The Titantic" but a factual account. A rock group, The Brandos, did a haunting celtic/rock song, "Triangle Fire" on their 2006 CD, "Over the Border" I can envision a powerful film here, lying in the ashes. The NYFD will do their tribute to the victims in March. I hope to be there this year.
— DFW, Elkin,NC   19 Nov 2008

I first learned about this terrible fire in firefighting school in 1967 and the images have haunted me to this day. This site is not only informational but serves as a tribute to those who died and those who tried in vain to save their lives.
— DFW, Elkin, NC   16 Nov 2008

I'm so proud being a 16 yr old girl in America and to have the oppurtunity that these poor girls did not have. As horrifying as it sounds, their deaths helped many generations of young women working now to have a safer work enviroment and better conditions in the work place. R.I.P. Ladies, thank you. For everything.
— andrea, kentucky   15 Nov 2008

this book was long and not fun to read but it has a huge impact on people who read it
— ata, st augustine   6 Nov 2008

i had to read this book in my us history class and it shines a new light on what life was like for the characters of this book. it changes the way you look at the idea of these factories ad sweatshops!
— emily, st augusting   6 Nov 2008

This web site was really helpful.I liked it a lot. From this website I learned a lot about this event. What those people went through at that time was very horrible and just reading about it almost made me cry. I recommend this web site for anyone who wants to learn about this event.
— C.P., NY   6 Nov 2008

This website is an excellent resource for studying the Triangle Factory fire. My 04/05 students did a great job researching this time period.
— Mrs. Guttinger, St. Augustine, Florida   6 Nov 2008

This is an awesome website. it has alot intrigueing info. i remcommend it if you are researching riangle fire. :)
— Armando, Florida   6 Nov 2008

i think the fire was tragety because 500 women and workers were in the building that day! i loved the movie this movie makes factory owners think about safty procaousins.
— renee, ny   4 Nov 2008

This site is very helpful for my project in American History class. It was sad to read how so many had to die to make working conditions better for future workers.
— Alexandria Goetzke, Milwaukee, WI   4 Nov 2008

What a great website to to share with my students
— JSD, Jackson Twp, Ohio   2 Nov 2008

very good site. very helpful and informative
— aa, Texas   1 Nov 2008

very helpfull for my project
— A.M, Outer space   30 Oct 2008

Great Information
— kja, Louisville   30 Oct 2008

Mind bottling! Is there any American history that doesn't start with exploitation and human suffering? May we continue to progress and not regress.
— NMP, Houston TX   26 Oct 2008

I read the documentarys of some of the people and they all said that they saw people hit the ground and them on fire trying to escape jump and some of them was a 10 year old and i am sure that scared her for life
— W.S, VA   24 Oct 2008

very depressing. I went there and it was sad.
— MGM, Montclair   21 Oct 2008

totally depressing
— Andres g., Lake Station IN   20 Oct 2008

So sad...
— ms_spectacular, Australia   17 Oct 2008

Tragic, few of them could speak English and know their danger
— JKC, Santa Fe, NM   16 Oct 2008

Thank you so much for such a well-organized website--it was a relief to be able to find one after searching through pages of random material for relevant information!! Your page has been added to my favorites. =)
— Ruth, San Diego, CA   14 Oct 2008

it was so depresing
— mg, austine,texus   13 Oct 2008

This website was very informative for our class trial. Before this project, I really did not know about what had happened, besides a book I read in fifth grade because it was on the rebecca caudill list. It should really be included in our curiculum. My heart goes out to the families, victims, and survivors of the fire.
— Marigrace, Illinois   9 Oct 2008

this site was very informative that my us history decided to use it for an in-class project
— jacob , pearland texas   8 Oct 2008

this was so informative...i loved it sooooo much. you should keep the good work !!!!
— jacob , texas   8 Oct 2008

i feel sorry for the family that lost there loved ones god bless them as well
— pimp, canada   3 Oct 2008

hi i am a eight grade student. I was really fascinated by this topic. This is one of the largest tragedies that has ever happened. It is sad to see that so many people died because of harris and blanck. why were they spared despite the fact that the liveswere gone because of them. I was really sad.
— angkur, woodside, new york   30 Sep 2008

OMG THIS IS BAD I HOPE EVERYONE THAT LOST THEIR LIFE RIP
— DEE~DEE, ATLANTA GORGIA   22 Sep 2008

this is one of the hardes things that i have ever herd about... the sad part is i would have never even herd about it if a class at shcool never talk about it may they all rest in peace..my heart goes out
— kaitlyn, Vancouver, Canada   20 Sep 2008

I just finished reading a book about the fire called Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix. I saw this website in her bibliography and I just wanted to know some more information. This site is very helpful.
— SF, Arkansas   15 Sep 2008

I have read two excellent books about this fire and also one about the fire on board the General Slocum in New York in 1904. Unlike 9/11, there was no malice or actual wish to harm anyone in those two tragedies, but the result was the same. Locked exits and a joke of a fire escape at the Triangle and rotten hoses and life jackets on the Slocum. And even today there are school districts that are required to meet only the fire standards that were in effect at the time the schools were built and not what the current standards are. Please God the day will come when human life is worth more than the bottom line.
— Cheryl, Shiloh, IL   13 Sep 2008

I hope they are in peace.
— Maria Robles, CA   11 Sep 2008

nice site
— mm, michigan   10 Sep 2008

I just read 2 books and went to visit the site. What a shame. I worked in the WTC on 9/11 and in 90 years it's like not much changed especially with greed making people skimp on stairs. My family worked in the needle trades for years. I hope this is never forgotten and I hope on the 100th anniversary there is a huge memorial outside the Asch/Brown bldg. Oh ps while I was at the bldg., there was someone telling a class about the fire so hopefully these poor people did not die in vain.
— Elena, Staten Island   3 Sep 2008

that is 1 big tragedy
— curtis wilson, Delhi,Iowa   27 Aug 2008

I have recently read an incredible book about this terrible time in our history. How I applaud those women, and men, who have fought for reform in the factories and shops in our country that employ workers under less than bearable style. God bless you and thank you for your bravery and sacrifices. God bless the men and women who died in the Triangle fire.
— Joanna Backman, Bloomington MN   22 Aug 2008

thank you for the information
— dominique, california   18 Aug 2008

THANK YOU FOR THIS SITE.AS HAVING WORKED IN BOTH UNION AND NONUNION SHOPS I CAME TO KNOW FIRSTHAND WHY WE NEED UNIONS.ONE NONUNION SHOP WANTED TO TIME HOW LONG IT TOOK FOR ME TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.I HAVE ONE KIDNEY AND NEED TO USE THE RESTROOM OFTEN.WHEN I SPOKE UP FOR TEACHERS WHO WERE ON STRIKE AT THE TIME I WAS GIVING 2 WEEKS PAY AND LET GO.THEY WERE AFRAID I WAS GOING TO START A UNION.THIS WAS IN 1973 AND I NEVER WORKED IN A NON UNION SHOP AGAIN.A GOOD UNION WOULD HAVE SAVED A LOT OF LIVES IN 1911.THANKS AGAIN
— ROSEANNE GIBSON, Philadelphia, PA   27 Jul 2008

several weeks ago as i was driving i listened to a favourite poetry reader on Troy stste U read about this horrible fire. Inever knew of this before so ive looked it up on here. TY for keeping history alive.
— donna k, crestview fl   3 Jun 2008

Terrible! And an 11 year old girl died in the fire! I nearly fainted when i saw that!
— Bryn Nolan, NYC   31 May 2008

I just finished a book ('Ashes of Roses') about a fictional character who worked at the factory at the time of the fire and was horrified at the awful events that took place.
— HLL, terre haute, IN   31 May 2008

I never knew about this until my History class. I pity those who had to live through this horrible situation.
— JAC, Washburn Maine   29 May 2008

Thank you for illustrating corporate greed unrestrained by laws. America's collective conscious owes more than it can remember to organized labor.
— pt, Michigan   28 May 2008

Hey Yesenia! I DID notice the 911 in the Fire's date.
— Sydney, Maine   28 May 2008

I saw this tradegy on TV today 27/05/2008 for the first time. It broke the hearts of my wife and myself. The owners needed stringing up. Such young people, and treated so badly. It really affected us. A long time ago yes, but we hope that these souls will get the trama ran out in another life (only Scientology can do that).
— Mr Kim Andrews, England   27 May 2008

did any one else notice 911???
— Yesenia Hernandez, Meriden Ct.   27 May 2008

This website was really helpful to help me understand how dangerous sweatshops were and are today. The documents written by the victims were veryhelpful However, I think it would be better to show more pictures.
— Rosie Marsland, NZ   27 May 2008

Thank you for keeping this website active. It's valuable for generations to come to remember the atrocities done... lest we forget and allow this to happen again.
— C. Morin, GA   25 May 2008

This is a very informative site. It helped me a great deal with my research paper
— Gillian Peters, Long Island, NY   23 May 2008

This is a very informative website, and it kept me quite interested. I'm just having trouble specifically finding how the city of New York responded to this tragedy...
— Confused in Connecticut, Bobville   22 May 2008

this site doesn't help me at all, it gives no pictures it just has comments, wasn't this suppose to give facts on the triangle shirtwaist factory Fire?
— annonymous, Ny   14 May 2008

I have visited this website many times. It was surprising me with informative photo and news were recorded professionally. I can better imagine what was happen in that days.
— Pichaya Chantranuwat, Bangkok, Thailand   9 May 2008

This web site was very reliable. I could tell the information was legit. It really helped me write a paper
— A. W., United States   7 May 2008

Good website, it was very worht looking at, i had to do a slideshow of this event and this is the website were i got all my information from!! This site is on of the best sites i no, i hope others will like it as much as i did!! Thank You P.S im also opening a historical webpage for events that happend in this time, Ill leave a a bulliten on here to let you no what my website is called!! Thanks Rusty M.
— Rusty M,, Sunbury Pennsylvania   2 May 2008

This web site is a good site to come and look at what acculy happen, I really like this website!!
— RM, pa   2 May 2008

very informative
— Jess Dorough, A town   2 May 2008

this was a good web site
— J.D.M, Bonners Ferry   22 Apr 2008

Although your website is very thorough, I would like the know the exact number of people who jumped versus the number of people who burned.
— Julie, MN   21 Apr 2008

this website helped me so much and i am really glad i found it. it was the most important source i had and the most useful one for my project for school on this fire. thank you very much.
— Rachel kabab, minneapolis, mn   20 Apr 2008

I want to know how it stated
— connor barry, 7th and kohl   9 Apr 2008

Thank you!
— Helena S. , Anchorage,AK   8 Apr 2008

This website is wonderful and i am very glad that as a student i am able to learn about this tragic event in our history. As a student of Daniel Abse,we are all participating in the Triangle Factory Fire play.I use this website to help me know who these amazing people are who experienced this event!
— Mirela K., Nyc   29 Mar 2008

Thank you for building such a poignant and wonderful exhibition and preserving the archives of one of the most tragic events in our history. Many of my best students are in rehearsals for a play based on this event. Despite the research I've disseminated to my students, they, through both their being so deeply affected by the Triangle fire and their quest for an understanding of such a human calamity, continue to, in turn, teach me about the human condition through their engagement with this historic event.
— Daniel Abse, New York, NY   27 Mar 2008

I am not so sure if i had ever heard of the Triangle Fire or not, which is sad. This was such an awful event in the history of America, you would think that it would be taught to students in history classes. I am saddened that I am in college and only now am hearing about this. This is an EXCELLENT site, please keep it up...there are tons of people who have no idea about the Triangle Fire!
— Abby Flowers, Moultrie, Georgia   26 Mar 2008

I first remember hearing about the Triangle Fire when I was in high school, 1988. I'm still a student (2008) and our Women's Studies teacher asked us to look at this web site and write a paper. Now that I've been through the whole webpage, I'm proud to do so.Please don't ever let any of the victims or survivors be forgotten, or their lives will have been in vain. Please keep your website going as long as possible. Thank You -from women all across the country.
— Robin L.S., Valdosta, GA   26 Mar 2008

very informative
— Shstone, valdosta, ga   25 Mar 2008

There is a memorial every year at the site, Washington Pl and Greene St. I went yesterday 3/20/07 with my mother and children as my greataunt died in this fire. It was a wonderful ceremony conducted by UNITE HERE and the NYC Fire Dept. I plan to attend every year!!
— Cathy Sullivan, New York   21 Mar 2008

I wish this fire never happened cause then nobody would die, but that the workers would get arrested and they changed the city back then so everybody would feel safe and could relax
— abriana marcelino, brooklyn ny   18 Mar 2008

I am required to study this website and readings from my text for American History. I am so very interested in this as is my husband, we are going to try and find the movie. I am saddened by the way these people were treated during such a progressive time. We should have known better, shame on us. My heart aches when I read about the victims and their families. I am angred by the greed in politics and businessmen and unfortunately that is still going on.
— Pamela, Albany, NY   14 Mar 2008

In 1986 I was required to write a thesis on any event that I chose, from a list that the instructor handed out. I chose The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and at the time I never heard of it. I can feel the pain these victims felt and understand their anguish when they realized no one was coming to help them and that they were trapped. It was a dreadful shame that this event had to occur and for major changes to be made in working conditions, for the future.
— Rose Young-Stewart, Whitney Point, New York   13 Mar 2008

I show the movie starring ( Ted Bosley)to my american History classes . I show when i begin talkinmg about Progressivisim. The movie clearly shows the times and the ways people were living/ shows the enthic neighborhoods . If anybody has seen the film- are there some questions I can ask my students after they watch the video
— saul, NH   13 Mar 2008

This is an AWSOME site to learn about the fire!
— Kori Rolon, Florida   13 Mar 2008

I am very sorry for all of the families and their lose. I give my love and they would never be forgotten. That was a sad and hard day. Sincerely, Kori Rolon a.k.a. Shorty
— Kori Rolon, Florida   13 Mar 2008

I would like to know what Rose Freedman did to help others after the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
— Diana Pierce, Clifton Springs, N.Y.   11 Mar 2008

I love this site. I am a freelance writer and one of my projects is a book on the American Labor movement. This site is a great help and inspiration.
— Richard Edward Noble, Eastpoint , Florida   10 Mar 2008

Non dobbiamo dimenticare, MAI !
— Laura Arconti, ROMA, Italia   9 Mar 2008

This is an AWSOME site for the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
— Joey T., Florida   7 Mar 2008

this is an awsome website! im doing a project on the book Ashes of Roses, and this helped a lot!
— shweta, Florida   7 Mar 2008

This is so devastating to know that something like this, happened in the very same state that I live in. This site is very helpful though, and because of this site, I got and A on my Triangle Shirtwiast Factory Fire report.
— Caitlin, Brooklyn, New York   4 Mar 2008

I just checked out the book Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The cover said it was about an event that changed Am. history. Being a history buff myself, and a 5th grade teacher, I picked it up. I started the book and couldn't put it down! Read it straight through. What an amazing event! Then, the next day I was telling my best friend/ partner teacher about the book, and the Triangle fire that I hadn't ever heard of. She said that she had another book, Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch about the fire that she had read. She hadn't known about it until she read that book either. What an amazing job these two women have done in bringing this tragic event to light. I can't wait to teach/learn about this in my classroom. I’m visiting your site to gather as much information as I can. THANK YOU!
— Mary, Kansas   3 Mar 2008

I love this site it has taught me alot about the fire.
— Anya, florida   26 Feb 2008

I am very dissapointed that this had to have happened. I HATE to hear when people pass away. I hope something like this never happens again!
— Michaela Jean, California   25 Feb 2008

This website helped me alot with my school project. the fact that this really happened has left me deeply saddened. a life is worth more than any amount of money could cover.
— Deaundra N. C., Bryantown   25 Feb 2008

Wonderful site with so much information! I throughly enjoyed looking at this site!
— Angela Rohacek, Philadelphia   24 Feb 2008

A wonderful site with tones of information but the perspective of the factory owners would make this snapshot of history even better!
— Lindsay W., Ontario, Canada   20 Feb 2008

I had to do a report on a primary document for a history class. I had seen a movie based on this a few years ago and since we were doing the progressive era I started researching it. this site is great and it has helped me with my report. I am a college student and I am continually amazed by the amounts of information one can find on any subject. thanks again.
— Cat, Georgia   19 Feb 2008

My history teacher was talking about it, and i had to read more.
— Melissa, Oklahoma   12 Feb 2008

I learned of this site from an article in Smithsonian magazine, Aug. 2006. What a horrifying event! Shame on the owners and those who found them innocent of wrong doing, I wonder how they were able to rationalize their guilt. What a sad day, when employers are more interested in making their fortunes, than the value of a human life. Unbelievably, businesses of this type still exist, operate, and exploit the poor today. Thank you for a beautiful and insightful site.
— Ms. June E. Holland, Dallas, Tx   9 Feb 2008

Thank you for the information. It helped me alot with a project i am doing.
— Kelly, New York   7 Feb 2008

Thank you for the information. It helped me alot with a project i am doing.
— Kelly, New York   7 Feb 2008

Excellent information especially the primary sources.
— Rene' Obena, Hawaii   6 Feb 2008

Great info. Gives me great insight on how labor & safety laws came about through this awful tragedy. It seems to always take treagedy for ghange to take place.
— Trudy Williams, Antioch, CA   5 Feb 2008

Thanks to Cornell for creating this cite. It was very helpful to me in my research. The pictures are especially helpful to me since I am doing a documentary.
— Jocelyn, OH   31 Jan 2008

I was looking for info on IWDay (mar. 8) and found this article. Excellent info and presentation.
— Susan Corte Lomega, Portugal   30 Jan 2008

I used this website for a history project. Thanks to Cornell for informing us about this tragic event in history.
— RDH, Belmont, MA   18 Jan 2008

Max Blanck was my great great grandfather's brother. Thanks to Cornell for creating such an entriguing site that gave me insight into my tragic family history.
— Lily, CA   10 Jan 2008

I had know Ideal that this had happen. they need to put this kind of information into the history books so the rest of us would know what the woman and men who had died that day had done for us they gave us a better work place
— LAM, Cedar Grove, TN   9 Jan 2008

I just finished reading the book UPRISING by Margaret Peterson Haddix and I just can't believe what those poor people went through.
— PAB, Pelham, nh   8 Jan 2008

This has been such a great resource. I'm using the information for my Social Studies portfolio project. Thanks.
— Anna, Minnesota   30 Dec 2007

My grandfather, then an intern at Bellevue, was called to the scene. He suffered, I think, from PTSD ever after. A friend of Frances Perkins, he was scrupulous about seeing charity patients, but never went above the ground floor in a tenement again. Look at our current presidential campaign and ask yourself whether any memory of this even survives outside of John Edwards.
— JMD, Boston   27 Dec 2007

As a son and grandson of union men, I am so thankful for this site.Frances Perkins said this fire initiated the day that the New Deal began, yet so many in our country fail to comprehend or recognize this significant piece of history.It is little known yet its impact on our rights today was massive. Thank You Cornell for not being ignorant on American History, of which no one remembers or seems to care about in the corporate world.
— KGMTT, Vermont   20 Dec 2007

I would just like to commend the site writers on a job well done. I have utilized this site as a source for a high school project, and it was extremely helpful. (All proper citations were made, of course!) I appreciate the primary source documents provided and even the list of witnesses and victims. It was very helpful! Everyone was impressed with my work, including the list of victims and witnesses, all thanks to your site! I hope that you continue to update your information as new data is found on this tragedy. Thanks again to the site publishers, writers, and supporters!
— Devin Barney, Springfield, MO   18 Dec 2007

Wow, This fire was really bad. I used this site for my 8th grade DBQ. Thank you.
— Kara, Hudson Falls, New York   17 Dec 2007

I am using this site to instruct my high school history classes about Progressivism, women's rights, and labor law. You have done a splendid job her. I can use it directly from the site and follow up with handouts of the various documents and articles that you have provided. Thank you.
— Robert Donnelly, Montclair NJ   17 Dec 2007

this helped me so much on my project!!!
— ZB, Scotia,NY   14 Dec 2007

this site help be so much in 7th grade social studies
— rds, greenville,SC   12 Dec 2007

this sight helped me out a lot. I was assigned to complete a 4 page website analysis of this site and found everything to be extremely helpful. thanks.
— Jared Archambeault, Upstate, NY   11 Dec 2007

This site was exceedingly helpfull in providing information for my report on Muckrakers in the late 1800's- early 1900's. Thanks and keep up the great work
— TMA, Philidelphia   10 Dec 2007

omg this website helped me sooooooooooooooooo much!Thank You!
— Diana, NY   9 Dec 2007

This website (web exhibit) is excellent. It is very informative. I used the site for an assignment in my women's studies class and it helped me to understand how the workers could be so desperate that they felt they must jump from windows. It is sad that people do not understand what work was like for these young women. We take for granted the laws that we now have dealing with working conditions. Thank you for this site and will help people understand more about the fire, but also the women and men who died in the fire or jumped to their death. Thank you.
— Cortney, TN   5 Dec 2007

This is really interesting, a great website for classrooms and students, thanks!
— Cassie, NY   5 Dec 2007

This website showed me alot on the Triangle Factory Fire we saw the Movie on it and this website helped me alot on my assignment....Thank you
— Jesus G, Jackpot   5 Dec 2007

The circle of life is complete they all deserve it
— E.M., NY   4 Dec 2007

I loved it , it helped wit my history project
— Daniel Martinez, misoouri   30 Nov 2007

We looked at all this for part of an US History assignment, and I was amazed. We had talked about it in class but the horror of all of this and to believe it really happened didn't hit me until I got on here and read the story by Rose Cohen, Pauline Newman's letter, and the Eyewittness at the Triangle by William Shepard. These were amazing and if you dont know much about this I suggest reading these stories/letters. Also check out the pictures although they arent pretty. To be a young teenager myself in the working field, it is hard to believe what i would have to be working in if i lived in this time period! I am glad this is not allowed anymore and the treatment of women has improved!
— A.E.S., Indiana   30 Nov 2007

why did they lock the doors
— M.B., Omaha   30 Nov 2007

this web-site is a big help to my history project
— alex sosa, rochester   30 Nov 2007

i really loved your website-- it looks like it took a lot of work. it really helped me with my school project. thanx a ton i also really think they should make a day to commemorate this tragedy.
— A

Can you give me some hint about this story please.
— Kim, Omaha   30 Nov 2007

hi i am a big fa of this site thanks for publishing it
— carissa, athens,tennessee   28 Nov 2007

this site is the coolest.I love to learn and this is a horrible tragity
— stephanie, watertown   28 Nov 2007

I feel so bad for the female workers. But anyway, such a great site!
— Harry Potter, England   27 Nov 2007

Those people were just cruel. I have been trying to find some pictures, because it is good to look at what really happened. Someone asked me a question today: Would you jump or burn? they said. I told them that I would not do either. I would help others escape as well as free myself, and then gone to the morgue to witness and grieve, and also to look...for my family.
— Selena, Wisconsin   27 Nov 2007

I feel sorry for all of the people that died...the youngest one with a recorded age was fourteen. I wish...
— Emily J. , Ohio   27 Nov 2007

I feel so bad for the workers at the factory whose families had to go through this when someone died
— Justin, South Portland, Maine   26 Nov 2007

I researched this event for my senior thesis in 2003, and know I am teaching it to my students. Because I think this is an important moment in history, and I commend the makers of this site for doing such a magnigicent job. It is important to remember our history.
— Ariana Rodriguez, San Jose, California   21 Nov 2007

The site is very good! We should never forget about this desaster.
— Sandra Junge, Northern Rhine Westfalia, Germany   21 Nov 2007

this is a great site
— mike breyer, roseville   20 Nov 2007

WoW that was a bad fire! 500 people died in it! i loved reseaching the Triangle Factory fire....but it was sad too!
— MN, Iowa   17 Nov 2007

We have been learning about this sort of things in history. We visited your site and I thought it was so amazing! Thank You so much for a great site.
— 7th Grade Advanced History Student, Richmond, VA   12 Nov 2007

It is horrible to know that working conditions were so bad. How could the owners take such advantage of poor immigrants?
— Bridgett Sandlin, Valdosta, GA   12 Nov 2007

I cant believe working conditions were this bad. 400 people died in this fire. Where was the equality for these workers?
— Sara Tehrani , Valdosta, Georgia   11 Nov 2007

I need a witness name for a huge report with a story!!!!!!!!But this web site hepled big time all I need is the name though of thet eye wittness guy!!!!!
— MLB, AZ   9 Nov 2007

I'm doing research for a computer project, and this site seems very intreeging, as I find the Triangle Fire and intersting subject. Thank you!
— Jasmine, Saratoga Springs, New York   8 Nov 2007

Thanks for the site!
— Mark Smith, Sherrill   8 Nov 2007

This is by far one of the most saddest and unfortunate things I have read about. My heart and condolences go out to the victims as well as there families for having went through this disaster in American history. This is a great website and I wish there were a way to make every American view it. Thank You.
— JR, Valdosta (GA)   8 Nov 2007

This event struck my heart like a peirced dagger. I now realize the impact that history has on us ALL, wether we like it or not. My heart collapsed when I read the list of victims, there was one girl who had suffered the fire and never woke up ever again at the young age of 11. I am sorry for the greif of the families that had lost there families once and for all in a couple of breathless minutes. I felt like crying when i saw the list of on going victims. I know that this may sound cruel ,but I am glad that this event happened even with all the lives that it took. If this event hadn't come across in history then all the working men and women today wouldn't have all the job facilities that they have. I only wish there was some way that oppurtunities could have arose without all the innocent lives being tossed away. Not your average 6th grader, actually not even your average adult knows about this event, they are all blindfolded to the fact that this event helped shaped some of our lives today, I was completely ignorant to this event until I came across it and realized how important, but tragic it was. People should know the impact that these people put in for us ALL, yes even us kids. These people striked and they wern't afriad to fight for their rites as humans. You shouldn't be afraid of fighting for the rites you have and these people wern't. I am proud to say that we are descendents from great people, the children. The Children of the Triangle Factory Fire.
— 6th grade student, N.P, florida   7 Nov 2007

Great site and lots of information
— JMB, Rochester   7 Nov 2007

I found this website very helpful, I do belive that it is important to learn about the past, and learn about the bad things that happened in our country
— Sarah , Scotia, NY   7 Nov 2007

this web site is a lot of help for understanding the past and the tragities that took place also the things we have learnd from to make the world a better place.
— jk, michigan   5 Nov 2007

I'm working on a National History Day project on the shirtwaist strike. This site was a great help!
— Rebecca R. Ritter, Maryland   5 Nov 2007

I am one of the grandchildren of "Becky Bursky" as she is listed on your site. Following the fire she would testify, marry her fiancee Jacob, who had been fired from his job for leaving to search for her. They would move to Detroit and start a family. Their son David, my father, would graduate the University of Michigan in 1938 as an aeronautical engineer. In 1946, Howard Hughes asked him to move to Los Angeles and redesign the hydraulic controls of his mammoth flying boat. Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of its flight. My father did redesign the controls and was the co-pilot on that famous flight. He would go on to help prove we could land men on the moon. All that was possible because my grandmother survived. Additionally I was in the twin towers six months before they were destroyed. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about my good fortune and all the stories untold in 1911 and 2001. It why I became a public servant. Thank you for your website.
— James M. Grant, Los Angeles California   1 Nov 2007

I am working on my thesis paper on the Triangle Fire, this site was a wonderful help with my project, Thank you.
— K.C.E., CT   28 Oct 2007

A few days ago there was a programme on the history channel here about the fire. Today , on a true story channel I have just seen film about it. Really shocking conditions and compensation
— s mckay, scotland   27 Oct 2007

I was not even aware of this fire until my teacher had us research it to learn more about progressivism. I'm glad i know about this know. Its sad but useful history. The other night i asked my parents if they had ever heard of this fire... and they both said no.
— A.M.P, Maine   24 Oct 2007

Never knew this web site existed. I was aware of the terrible fire ever since watching the 1979 TV movie, "Triangle Factory Fire Scandal". Throughout decades I remembered about the man who told the women to jump out the windows. People kept telling me that was a fictionalize account. But truth is I just came across the United Press eyewitness reporter's story from that horrific day, and he saw the man take each woman to the window and led them out to their deaths. Reporter's name was William G. Shepherd...In the TV movie there was a man standing on the roof. He was supposed to be evil. I can't remember if he was the same making the women jump...Also I believe this part was played by Timothy Dalton. But if it was a CAMEO, I cannot find it. And unbelievably he's not in the credits. Does anyone else remember him?
— AWJ, Miami, Florida   23 Oct 2007

I think this tradgedy was one of the most horrific besides September 11th 2001. Any happening where people die or millions of dollars in damage occurs is such a tradgedy and a sad, sad loss. Espically the people who had to jump from the burning building that Saturday afternoon in March. And just because they didn't want to burn to death. I think the escape system should have been checked monthly. To this day there are some businesses that do not have sufficent escape routes. The doors deffinatly should not have been locked. Stealing innocent lives is a bigger crime than theft. I really enjoyed this website. It helped me with the basics about the Trianlge Factory Fire (TWC). I also recommend this to anyone that needs additional information about the (TWC). Thank you.
— Megan.A.C, St. Louis, Missouri   23 Oct 2007

How did the fire strat? and how did it effect all the people? And this helped me with the assigment i had to do in class
— Becky Ann Cordia, St.louis, Missouri   23 Oct 2007

All of the website was fantistic thank you very much.And it wasvery interesting to
— Jared, Marble Falls TEXAS   18 Oct 2007

I can't belive how many people died. They were all so young!
— Blaire, Marble Falls TX   18 Oct 2007

How did the fire start?
— haj, Via Veayo   18 Oct 2007

I cant believe the country of hope and dreams could have ever done anything like this. Those poor immigrants.
— Tiffani, MT   17 Oct 2007

how can people let that go i think evey child should hear about this and be thankful that life is not like that today
— natalie Tremblay, Billercia Mass   16 Oct 2007

Good Site!
— MF, Lancaster, PA   16 Oct 2007

i think its really cruel that we use to treat eachother like that. But im glad they struggled how they did...because they show'd me what life is really about. working hard to be successful!
— Edwin Mercado, Cochranville, PA   16 Oct 2007

Information is kinda hard to find on this site. I suggest using a more organized fashion of categorizing information.
— Brooke Curtis, Indiana   15 Oct 2007

Nice site...
— Victoria M., Indiana   15 Oct 2007

good site. needs more quotes of people
— MYOB, stalker!   14 Oct 2007

I think this is a tragedy. the owners should have paid for the crime that happened in their factory because it was mainly their fault.those girls were under 30 years of age and they didn't deserve to suffer like that.
— keesha west, queens   9 Oct 2007

this disasater caused so may deafs of innocent people and were treated wrong if u ask...
— P.L, New york   7 Oct 2007

what is this fire about
— Brandy Seanior , Boston   3 Oct 2007

I recently reread Leon Stein's book and followed it with David Von Drehle's book. Your site is informative, well-organized and thought provoking. A moment in history which must never be forgotten.
— Tom, Massachusetts   29 Sep 2007

you guys have so much info and pictures about it thank you
— mark, IN   27 Sep 2007

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— Mare, Kansas city   26 Sep 2007

Ejoyed learning about this...thanks
— JLM, AUSTIN,TEXAS   25 Sep 2007

We are sorry for the grief the families felt. We were very affected by the story and the pictures. Thank you for helping us understand this tragedy, and how we benefitted from the tragic losses.
— English 84 Merced College, Merced, CA   25 Sep 2007

I am doing work for a history class
— MACotroneo, Arizona   22 Sep 2007

This Site is devoted to a truly great moral
— Mackenzie Drengler, Wausau, WI   20 Sep 2007

i feel bad for the people that died
— zulinet torres, us   20 Sep 2007

This site is a great resource for teachers and a solemn reminder for everyone of the consequences of selfishness and greed.
— Gary Cantrell, Murfreesboro TN   17 Sep 2007

your website is excellent- an informative and visual jewel.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY MADE HANDBAGS.
— starr, detroit, michigan   14 Sep 2007

this site was so helpful for my paper i had to write. thanks so much. I read Ashes of Roses and i was able to learn so much more after reading this.
— Shelby Oltmanns, Edmond, Ok   13 Sep 2007

Great site. I teach 8th grade and we cover this in a great novel Ashes of Roses as well as in our social studies classes.
— CP, Chicago   12 Sep 2007

Hello Nice and thought filled site you've got here!... G'night
— sopitikoj, uk   8 Sep 2007

i,m trying to find the name of the man who helped the women jump..was he identified
— bill, pa but i,m in fl now   6 Sep 2007

my father told me this story many times, and when i found the "tringle" book, i couldn't get enough info......my grandfather was one of the policeman who helped at that fire........i think of these people often since reading the book,the strength and horror they had to endure....i always keep them in my prayers...it' like i am a part of them...
— alison, schuylerville   4 Sep 2007

MY GRANDMOTHER,WHO LIVED NEARBY, WAS, AT SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE, SUPPOSED TO INQUIRE AND LIKELY BE EMPLOYED BY THE FACTORY ON THE DAY OF THE FIRE. HER TWIN BABY SISTERS WERE ILL, AND AS HER MOTHER SPOKE ONLY ITALIAN, SHE WAS NEEDED TO TAKE THEM FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. SHE THEREFORE DID NOT GO BUT LOST A FRIEND IN THE FIRE. I BELIEVE HER NAME WAS ALBINA, BUT I AM NOT SURE OF THE LAST NAME.
— MARY KAISER, NEW YORK   27 Aug 2007

What was one piece of legislation that was passed as a result of the fire?
— sh, tallassee   27 Aug 2007

Thank you for this Web site. It is doubtelss a bittersweet undertaking, but all your information and research is much appreciated.
— David K., Phoenix   22 Aug 2007

This is so said i read a story on this i loved it but it is said
— Molly, Livonia Ny   22 Aug 2007

Hi I am Lucy, I have found your website while searching for some info at Google. Your site has helped me in a big way. Bye
— tolikimer, uk   22 Aug 2007

I had first heard about the Fire in a book. When I was about 15 I found in in the Library.
— Roland, LA Calif.   20 Aug 2007

I had to read Triangle: The Fire that Changed America for school this summer, and this info really helped me write my essay on it! This disaster is so sad and moving. I would never have guessed a fire could impact America in such a big way.
— Katie, Cleveland, Ohio   13 Aug 2007

thank yoy
— sonia sevillano, new york   6 Aug 2007

I have just finshed the Ashes of Roses, by Mary Jane Auch. I picked it up at a used book store. I had just watching the PBS flim on New York City a few weeks before. When I was watching the flim and It told about The Triangle Fire. I wanted to learn more.
— Beth Laugherty, Clinton, TN   31 Jul 2007

The Triangle Mystery still cries out in the 21st century!
— CJ, Duluth, Ga.   23 Jul 2007

This site is a great testament to those who perished for the progress of American industry.
— Mike F, Baltimore   18 Jul 2007

Hi Looks good! Very useful, good stuff. Good resources here. Thanks much! Bye
— govokinolij, uk   13 Jul 2007

Thank you, I believe my ancestors were in this fire.
— DJ LaVine, Minnesota   8 Jul 2007

thanks
— JAS, Indianapolis   5 Jul 2007

I was reading about Occupational Health and was led to your website. I am horrified so many people died in such a short time. I am glad that laws were put in place to help prevent another trajedy, it's a shame it took something so horrific to prompt the proper actions. I have read that although the owners were not convicted at the time, they both were ruined financially within 12 years after the fire. I also read that their descendants are truly ashamed of this event and have carried the shame with them even though they were not alive at the time of the fire. Thank you for an excellent website, both informative and comprehensive.
— Marisa F., California   5 Jul 2007

Hello Looks good! Very useful, good stuff. Good resources here. Thanks much! Bye
— rofovnifo, uk   4 Jul 2007

I am much affected by the events and descriptions of this tragic fire at the Triangle Waist Factory. My grandmother worked in a silk mill in NYC during the same period. Although she has passed, I think of all the young women victims in that fire that never had the chance to have children, let alone grandchildren.
— Rosemary Rizzotto, Los Angeles   2 Jul 2007

Excellent website! Easy to find helpful information. Very nicely done. I will be back!
— eegle, Ukraine   28 Jun 2007

Excellent articles and great presentation, thanks for putting this on the web
— Linda Sunday Moser, Fort Wayne, Indiana   13 Jun 2007

This site is buetiful
— Pengay Allison, Thornwood, NY   31 May 2007

The fire was highly dangerous and some people would commit suicide or die in the factory.
— ariana roman, NY   30 May 2007

I really found this website interesting
— Kenny, Georgia   29 May 2007

Moving website! More light should be shed on issues like this! Women today should be inspired by those that have come before us and we should continue the fight!
— Karlin Connell, Valdosta, Georgia   29 May 2007

It is terrible to hear that people were so uncaring that they would just let people work in whatever conditions were there just so they could make money. It's even more sad to know that even now people still are out to make a buck instead of protecting their fellow man.
— Jennifer Slaton, Valdosta,Ga   29 May 2007

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— MR, New york   29 May 2007

These stories really touched me.
— Avie McMann, Valdosta Georgia   28 May 2007

Horrible..
— K.M, SXM   28 May 2007

This website needs to be showen and many people need to read this informstion and be aware of this injustice.
— veatrice, thomasvill   28 May 2007

It is a shame that all those people had to die because of greed and the fact that this practice is still going n today.
— megan, valdosta, Ga   28 May 2007

A very interesting website
— Veatrice m Harper, Thomasville.Ga   26 May 2007

I found this site very informative. I had never heard of this tragedy until visiting this website. I hate to hear about stories such as this, but I am glad that proper procedures were followed to improve conditions.
— S. Allen, Marietta, Georgia   25 May 2007

I really love your website.
— Ariel, Orlando, FL   24 May 2007

This site is great! It's very informative!
— Megan, Tifton, GA   24 May 2007

The stories and pictures tell a very greusome and powerful story about a tragedy that could have been prevented, but just like most things in life; it takes something bad happening to get people motivated to do something.
— Cindy Odum, Enigma, Ga.   24 May 2007

I really loooove your website and guess what....i am going to see the exibit tommorow!!!
— alycia, new york   24 May 2007

i really like your web site
— tristin, new york   24 May 2007

this website is really cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Alicia, newyork   24 May 2007

i really like this website it is very interesting
— Austin , Hudson Falls   24 May 2007

i really hate this website i never want to see it ever again and i dont know why evrybody else likes it because it is the most stupidest website i have ever seen
— Alexis Parker, Hudson Falls   24 May 2007

I really like this website and guess what... i am going to the New York State Meusum on Friday
— Joslyn, Hudson Falls   24 May 2007

i really like this website an i am going to the exibit in the museum in the new york state museum!!!!
— Alycia, Hudson falls   24 May 2007

I had never heard of the fire until now. Nothing is ever is mentioned in history books, except under the bad working condidions at the time. I enjoyed learning more about our nations dark past in relation to labor laws.
— mpeterman, South GA   24 May 2007

This is a horrific story, but this site does a good job of telling it. The site is thorough as it expresses what happened in 1911. I didn't know anything about this situation when I first opened this site, but know I know the injustice that befell these factory workers.
— Amie Adams, Georgia   22 May 2007

a well done site.being from RI.and what happened here at the night club fire.I find this to be very informative.just wanted to see if any of these people were convicted of this crime .the people in RI.got away clean.thanks to this clown we call an attorny general.enough said.thanks again
— Raymond E st. pierre , woonsocket RI   21 May 2007

more on the laws that were passed to help labor conditions as a result of the fire
— MV, st. paul, Minnesota   20 May 2007

I was born in Suffern NY but heard about it as a girl, also I appreciate your moving tribute to these innocent men and women. I saw some of this on PBS and just read the book by D Von Drehle. It is so moving, and horrible how Blanck & Harris could try getting out of it, Tammany, police paid by them, to protect their hides.
— Tara Lawrence-Stuart, San Diego, California   18 May 2007

The website needs more on how the fire started
— Jdogg, Brookfield   17 May 2007

I can't help but feel bad for all those poor people. Beign cheated our of money and their lives. I think you should add more about how the fire started and maybe some more survivors stories.
— Victoria Lovelace, London   16 May 2007

The site gives lots of accurate info
— SS, Plainsboro   15 May 2007

hi my name is howard and i am from north carolina and i feel bad for all the lives that had to go through this incident i give my deepest sympathy to yall luv u all god bless america
— Howard Mann, NC   15 May 2007

Needs more info on how it started
— Jason Drews, Brookfield , WI   15 May 2007

i cant beleve they where not charged giulty! they did commite manslaughter, and they continued to treat thair workers poorly, too! this cite realy helped me learn more about the fire. thanx!
— susan smith, plainsboro, N.J.   14 May 2007

needs more info about how it started
— jessi, brookfield, Wisconsin   14 May 2007

This was one of the largest industrial disasters in the history of New York but it has drastically changed working conditions since and made a huge difference in America's industry. It is good to learn from our mistakes.
— Michelle, Kelsey, Ally, and Mya, Eugene, OR   10 May 2007

This site really helped me on my prodject
— Lbc, PA   8 May 2007

It is amazing that all those people died. The owners of the factory should have been charged as guilty at the trial.
— JBA, CO   2 May 2007

Thank you for the information, pictures and audio. Thank you for sharing this site.
— Sherrie C, BC, Canada   2 May 2007

I had to do a reserch paper for my fire training and this website really helpd thanks
— Stephanie, New Hampshire   30 Apr 2007

Love this site
— zak hein, cincinnati {513)   29 Apr 2007

this wsaa sad time my family new some of theses people
— mar, lvonia   28 Apr 2007

Its amazing how events like this one can be forgotten. Thanks for rediscovering it for us all
— Ryan Reames, Tulsa, OK   26 Apr 2007

This website truly made me sad! Its horrible what happened!
— Kailee Hilbert, Hamilton Texas   26 Apr 2007

Come to free screenplay reading, Saturday April 28th 1pm at 345 West 45th Street Theatre. Story centers on the Triangle Factory fire and the immigrant experience in NYC at the turn of the last century.
— Jane Ann Gonzalez, New York City   24 Apr 2007

This Is Intense stuff
— Tyler Norris, Pittsfield   18 Apr 2007

i have to do a reasearch paper on this topic and this website realllly helped!!!
— jm, nj   18 Apr 2007

i read this story in class and want to know more about it
— kj, ogden ut   18 Apr 2007

It's an excellent website. I could find a lot of usefull information in here and it was also quite interesting to read it all.
— M.L, Valdosta   17 Apr 2007

I love the whole set up of the site and the research that was done is just magnificent.
— Brittany W., Valdosta, GA.   16 Apr 2007

Thank you for the work and effort done to compile all of this information! It is amazing there are still sweatshops going on both in and out of the US
— AND, Georgia   9 Apr 2007

What a sad moment in American history. To realize that this tragedy was completely avoidable is heartbreaking. My compliments on a very excellent & educational website.
— M. Kennedy, Simsbury, CT   9 Apr 2007

I had to do a website project for school but when I first saw this I knew it was the one I wanted to use. Believe me it took along time to find this but it was worth the work. I learned so much and it touched my heart so. I did find that this website comtained some very detailed newspapers from March 26, 1911 about the Triangle Fire. http://www.brandywinesources.com/1901-1945/1911DOCTriangleFireNewspaperAccounts.htm Thank you so much!!!
— EBustos, Amarillo   8 Apr 2007

very good history for my is interested end fascinating
— claudia estupinan, brooklyn   8 Apr 2007

Just finished reading a book about the Triangle Fire. It is important that we all remember that day and the reforms that grew from the tragedy. Let us never forget the victims of the fire.
— SN, Brooklyn   7 Apr 2007

Great site!
— Allison M, Georgia   5 Apr 2007

This web site is good I like the way it is set up. I have always been interested in hiatory and things that happen in our country. this site is very informative.
— Susan Alexander, Valdosta Ga.   3 Apr 2007

I am a graduate student in U.S. History and am very interested in labor history. This website is fascinating and user-friendly.
— amy brewster,   2 Apr 2007

I really liked the way that this website is set up. The way the story is told, the wonderful use of photos and the resources listed all make this well-organized and interesting to follow.
— EFS, Valdosta   31 Mar 2007

Fascinated by the city lived here for 6 yrs. Just now learning history about NYC and recently watched a documentary about the triangle shirtwaste factory fire. The next day I was priveledged to meet a 102yr old woman born and raised in NYC who talked about the experience from having lived on the LES at the time. FASCINATING!!
— J Benton, NYC   30 Mar 2007

This site was very informative about the tragic Shirtwaist fire and I was able to learn alot about the fire.
— Brett Corsetti, Hawthorne, NY   29 Mar 2007

Beautifully done.
— MER, Madison, WI   27 Mar 2007

very tragic event
— M.T, Delaware   27 Mar 2007

As a child I was told that my great grandmother's sister was killed in this fire. It was part of our family history. After the fire my family moved from New York to put it behind. It was interesting to read the history
— jrw, Chicago   26 Mar 2007

Saw this on CBS Morning Show. May ne a relative.
— Cynthia Blanck, Miami   25 Mar 2007

Im studying to go into the Fire Dept. and i found that the information given here was able to break down the incident almost moment by moment. I look forward to see what Drehle and Stein have to say.
— C.C. , El Paso, Texas   25 Mar 2007

Quite an informative site. I have established a link to it so that my journalism students may read more in this historic and tragic event.
— Larry Knight, Jacksonville, Florida   25 Mar 2007

Very informative site. The things that were learned from and how this event lead to sweeping changes in the work place and fire prevention activities are invaluable. Thank you for such an encompassing web site.
— Dave, Waukon, Iowa   23 Mar 2007

Thank You! An invaluable resource and memorial to those who perished in the fire.
— BCS, Philadelphia   15 Mar 2007

i have a massive interest for history. I love reading about this
— J.P., Florida   14 Mar 2007

this is a school project but now that i really look at this, it seems more like i want to know what happened..not because i'm being forced.
— jennifer, Florida   14 Mar 2007

"International Women's Day March 8th Remembers the Victims"
— Lucia, Canada   14 Mar 2007

we were reading a book based on this in school and we had to do a project on it afterwards, and this site was so great with all the facts it gave me and I wish all site could be this helpful. It would make everything much more easier to do.
— Shalynne Chaplin, Jenks Oklahoma   13 Mar 2007

This site was very helpful. Its hard to look at, to think something so terrible happened. But its something everyone should know about.
— Mallory Biddle, Fort Wayne, Indiana   13 Mar 2007

Thanks very much for this site, it helped us tons for history day!
— M.R. & E.V., Minneapolis, Minnesota   12 Mar 2007

The US has at least 3 major legacies all involving social injustice including:1)slavery 2)decimation of the native peoples 3)The treatment of legal immigrants as illustrated in this fine documentary. These immigrants were treated much like slaves and not given the opportunity to participate in the best of the American Way and this treatment was and is repugnant to our Constitution. Unfortunately, many types of atrocity continue and seem to be getting worse.
— WMK, LARAMIE, WY   10 Mar 2007

I'm a professional in the fire prevention/protection industry, and I must tell you that the lessons we learned in this horrible tragedy are often ignored in today's world. The next time you go into a Wal-Mart think about what would happen if such a fire started in the clothing area. Where are the exits? Where are the dead end corridors? Is the building equipped with fire sprinklers? Is the system turned on? Don't just think that because it happened in 1911 we learned so much that it won't ever happen again. It can, and it will as long as we're not vigilant. Remember those who died by being so vigilant that it does not happen again.
— KW, San Diego, CA   9 Mar 2007

Thank you for the website.
— JY, Michigan   9 Mar 2007

Thanks for the site
— Timmy Justice, Farmington MI   9 Mar 2007

Thank you for this website, it was very informative and easy to access.
— Allison V., Michigan   8 Mar 2007

this is really helpful site of the history in america about important it was to care about others. thanks for making this site, for important events that had changed many lifes, and it had changed mine. it changed what i had thought what immigrants had to go through when they came to america. thanks again.
— Catherine, Farmington   8 Mar 2007

Thank you for this website. It was really helpful.
— Max, Brownsville   8 Mar 2007

Thank you for explaining this terrible fact so clearly. Students of all ages should know how difficult it was to work in the past!I will go through your page with my students of 10/13 years old.
— Simonetta , Pordenone Italy   8 Mar 2007

thanks for the important info you saved me alot of time in writing an essay
— B.J., Michigan   7 Mar 2007

Thank you for providing this information for me. It is very shocking to hear accounts and see pictures. It makes it so much more real than reading fiction or hearing a history teacher talk about it. Thank you for your work.
— Jamon Winegar, Michigan   7 Mar 2007

Thank you very much.
— NM, farmington   7 Mar 2007

Thank you very much for allowing me to use your website. The information was very interesting and I learned alot. Thank You
— Sara, Michigan   7 Mar 2007

This was a very interesting and helpful site.
— Nereida, Farmington, MI   7 Mar 2007

I thought that they really had to go through some tough times, a lot of lives were lost not just in the fire but also all around the U.S. Also I thought that it was really nice that someone took time to create this website to let everyone know what out Native Americans had to go through and how they fought for rights as simple as having fire escapes!
— Lisa, Farmington MI.   7 Mar 2007

Thanks for making this site. It gives me a better understanding of the hardships and I didn't know that the men who owned the factory were not charged with anything.
— Kyle, Farmington,Mi   7 Mar 2007

thank you very much for the information. it was very enlightening and helped alot for a research paper we had to complete. thank you again.
— zack zatsick, Farmington, Michigan   7 Mar 2007

thank you very much for the information. it was very enlightening and helped alot for a research paper we had to complete. thank you again.
— zack zatsick, Farmington, Michigan   7 Mar 2007

This is a very interesting and moving tribute to the victims of American Industrialization.
— Jake, Toronto   7 Mar 2007

If you all are interested in the Triangle Factory Fire, then i encourage you all to read the book called Ashes of Roses. It made me sob! i LOVE every minute of it though!! READ IT!!
— Emma .K., Baltimore, Maryland   6 Mar 2007

My eigth-grade teacher read this bool to us.I am simply apalled that so many lives were taken.Just so to keep their money!That is murder in any case!! And to think that people were STUPID to work in such a place
— Jesse, Vinton,Lousisiana   5 Mar 2007

I cannot believe all them girls died because of one man's greed.Whoever did thatI hope that they were executed!In a twisted way it was basically murder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— jrj, lousisiana   5 Mar 2007

This website was very helpful. Its very depressing about what happend :/ im glad that they passed the law to make sure that no one else did that otherwise there would be a whole bunch of other stuff like this....Thanks for the awesome info and i'll be back if i get a good grade thanking you guys even more xP
— Carolyn Chaos, Montville, New Jersey   4 Mar 2007

Excellent, this site aided my research numerous times and continues to help.
— C.C., New Hampshire   4 Mar 2007

this web site was very helpful and beneficial to me and my research. i greatly appreciate the information.
— Louisa, St.Francis   28 Feb 2007

very nice!
— E.B., California   28 Feb 2007

i love this site and it has brought to me a lot of knowledge and trust. i don't feel sorry for anybody that hs lost someone, but i do leave them with this....god bless you all.
— Leah Ballinger, Trenton, Ohio   28 Feb 2007

I am horribley sorry to all the victums and thier fam,ilies. Amen.
— MRB, Chicago, IL   28 Feb 2007

wow! thank you im doing a report on this! this was very informative ! it was also very sad what happened!! it kinda reminds me of sept. 11, 2001 :[
— Cat Y., Houston,TX   19 Feb 2007

This conflagration exposed the inhuman working conditions of the immigrant poor workers in New York. The victims did not die in vain as this horrific event set in motion the reforms that were long overdue in the garment workers industry.
— Thomas E. Goodwin, G.G., Las Vegas, NV   16 Feb 2007

I would like to say Thank You, to the University that discovered, and illustrated, this website. I think this devasting tragedy changed numerous businesses, schools, etc throughout the nation
— Terra Walker, North Philly   15 Feb 2007

yes, it is sad that so many innocent people lost their lives,but what they were expecting in that conditions, it was obvious that it would heppend early or late,that something would go wrong
— Salome Mkervalidze, Brewster   13 Feb 2007

It is so devastating that so many people lost their lives because of other people's selfishness and greed
— JRF, West Virginia   13 Feb 2007

it is sad to hear that all of those innocent people lost their lives in yhe fire.
— Carmen feliciano, livingston manor NY   13 Feb 2007

It's very sad to hear what happened to those people!
— Michele Picolotto, Lowell, MA   12 Feb 2007

as an occupational medicine physician I have heard a lot about this fire, but never researched it on the Internet until now. I know the union movement has been a crucial force in worker safety. Thank you for putting up this website.
— Phil Torrance, Princeton, New Jersey   9 Feb 2007

I grew up in a union household and I admire the work they did to improve life and work for individuals who had no voice-especially children. Let us never forget!
— sgc, Riverside, California   7 Feb 2007

This site describes how this horrific event took place really well.
— Seth Purkey, Knoxville, TN   5 Feb 2007

our class doing a project on "The Triangle Foctory Fire!" this website totally helped me alot on getting things done faster.thank-you!thank-you!
— Rubie Yang, MN   2 Feb 2007

I learn about this up in the 6 grade at central middle school
— Jewell, Waterloo   2 Feb 2007

we think our grandfather james davis was at the fire. could you find out. thank you m.j,c. we hope this is not an irrelevant entery
— corkery, new york   29 Jan 2007

I am in 8th grade and doing a National History day project on the Triangle factory fire and this website is very helpful,thank you!!!
— Rachel Ohman, Minnesota   28 Jan 2007

thank you for this information.
— cwm, missouri   26 Jan 2007

Hi, im a student working on a National History Fair project about factory fires. This site was tons of help thanks so much!
— Emma Israel, Washington DC   24 Jan 2007

I like you website I have got a lot of good fact form it for my History report. Thanks
— E A F, Colorado   22 Jan 2007

Hi, I'm Sasha Rowane's partner and we've got another question. About what time did the fire start? By time I mean like 8:15 PM or something. Can you help us?
— Rya Kinotsu, Wisconsin   19 Jan 2007

Hey, I'm a student at a high school in wisconsin. As a project, our American History teacher assigned us to pick an event in US history to do a project on. My partner and I, after seeing this site, decided to do it on the fire. Almost all of our project is based on this amazing site!!! The only question I have is how many people worked at the factory?
— Sasha Rowane, Wisconsin   18 Jan 2007

i love this site and i never knew bout it till today and this is very interestin how old these pictures are and that you still have them. my social studies teacher had shown us this sit and i love it and he is ver inspiring...mr.rovente -shannon,from maine endwell middlr school
— shannon letavish,maine endwell, maine endwell school   18 Jan 2007

this is really interesting. i think that the photographer did an amazing job at takin these pics and writing about them to
— shannon letavish, maine,ny   18 Jan 2007

that was a big time loss. this site gives good info. good job
— tj lincoln, ct   17 Jan 2007

nice web site
— jb, ohio   12 Jan 2007

wow, this site is really great. thank you man...
— Ernie, m.i   10 Jan 2007

i think this tragedy was a big one. it was one just like the twin towers were many people died. a lot of family members were missed, and terribley children were lost
— ozzy, flatbush   10 Jan 2007

are there any survivors still living in, 2007? If so you are they?
— Adam Daly, Ringwood, Australia   9 Jan 2007

I read an article about "The Triangle Fire" in the Smithsonian magazine last year (I don't remember the month). It intrigued me so much that I decided to visit this site. I was greatly moved by the photographs as well as the list of names of the deceased. You did a great job on this site.
— shelia, Hammond, Indiana   4 Jan 2007

Very very very very helpful to me.
— EJL, Sandy, Utah   3 Jan 2007

this is a life touching story.its probably one of the stories i will remember all of my life. i read the book on it: Ashes of Roses. its amazimg
— danielle, chapin sc   23 Dec 2006

Came to know about this tragedy by a song from the Brandos. Keep up the memory of this fire.
— Mark, the Netherlands   23 Dec 2006

How many people died
— M, FL   23 Dec 2006

had a tramatic effect on my mother. she was only 18 yrs old. her life was saved by the students in nyu--they cast ropes over to the window and she had to do hand over hand until she was safe in nyu.
— mrz, margate, nj   22 Dec 2006

I have always been moved by stories of this fire, because I could have been one of those immigrant girls. Your site is a tribute to them.
— debbi, easton, ct   20 Dec 2006

great website
— Jessica, Karyn, Jason, Gregery, petrolia   19 Dec 2006

great site
— mw, ca   18 Dec 2006

this site was very helpful
— tiffany,   18 Dec 2006

Thank you for making this site!!!!! I am doing a very tedious project on the Triangle Fire and it has been extremely beneficial!!
— Meredith, NY   18 Dec 2006

This site is really great! It is very helpful. Thanks!
— Christina, Blackaburg,VA   18 Dec 2006

I was doing research for my English and History classes, about the women's movement and factory life, I felt horrible after reading so many sad stories. This site is wonderful.
— Kitty, WI   18 Dec 2006

i like it...
— kms, t burg ny   18 Dec 2006

I love how you got so many old ,pictures on this fire.
— Corrina, Alaska   17 Dec 2006

I lived in same address 35 after annie pack one of the victims. Keep up the good work
— j c, fl   14 Dec 2006

Thank you so much for putting this site together! I am doing a project on the Triangle Fire and this is an invaluable resource. I love the primary source material!
— T D, Massachusetts   14 Dec 2006

Great website !
— DJ, Bk   14 Dec 2006

Your site is very interesting and well informed. My Great Grandmother and her sister both perished in the fire. As a child my Grandmother would tell us stories about losing her mom and sister and how her this tragedy changed their lives forever. Thank you once again for this great source of information.
— Jim, Hopatcong, NJ   11 Dec 2006

the fact that in the summer of 1913 Max Blanck was arrested again for locking a door during working hours answers alot of questions. He knew exactly the status of the doors at the factory on March 25, 1911. Drehle's book pg. 265.
— paul, cherry hill nj   10 Dec 2006

Earlier this year I visited the building in NYC, and was touched to see the commemorative plaque. May the victims rest in peace. Thank you for this site.
— Doug, Chicago   9 Dec 2006

your should have how the fire started more on the pages... good job though, i was trying to do a report and i couldnt not find out how the fire had started.
— Your mother, Baldwinville   6 Dec 2006

will be in ny on sat. will go & think of them on the place they died firemam&gradson of a garmentworker
— dtw fd peckville pa, peckville pa   6 Dec 2006

great site for history day
— utlig,   5 Dec 2006

I'm doing a History Day project on Truiph and Tragedy, and am doing the Triangle Fire and I think it is a very sad story. I am glad the girls that died are still remembered today.
— Alex S., Sacramento,CA   4 Dec 2006

tell how the fire started and don't seperate things so much, other than that it's very informative!
— CN, Wisconsin   4 Dec 2006

I think the hardest thing to believe is that the owners were absolved of this tradgedy. Hopefully, they suffered through guilty conscience throughout out the rest of their life!
— JMKelly, Westminster, MD   4 Dec 2006

I never knew about this fire until today. Years ago I wrote a high school paper on child labor laws which certainly would have been appropriate for then. The very sad thing is that still today, there are women and children still working in sweat shops here in America, being abused in the worst way with pay, with long hours, etc. How very sad!
— JMKelly, Westminster, MD   4 Dec 2006

great info....
— rao.d, india   2 Dec 2006

I found the website to be quite informative. I was interested in the 1911 fi8re & found that all my question seemed to be answered. The pictures are so sad too many people had to die just to have a change finally happen
— jennifer Demasi, New York   28 Nov 2006

im doing a homework assignment for Intro to occupations. this story is very sad.
— Bruce, Westport,NY   28 Nov 2006

I’m in a play about the victims and survivors of this tragedy – it has helped a great deal in my research, and in helping me to see what the conditions were like before the fire and how it must have been to try to escape – powerful stuff. Thank you for making this information accessible to everyone.
— Bettina Zacar, Los Angeles   27 Nov 2006

ironically!so much info on the shirtfactory fire,and so little on the happland fire 79 years to the day Mar 25,1990.
— jay cee, stroudsburg pa   27 Nov 2006

this website is great. even though some of the stuff is kind of disgusting.
— elizabeth bateman, churchville, n.y.   27 Nov 2006

Nice articles sad story well told!
— Cory, Ottawa,Ill   21 Nov 2006

I love this site !!!!!!!
— Alex Green, Farfield,ME   20 Nov 2006

This is some intense stuff you guys got yourselves here! I love it! Very informative. good to learn about something i didnt know excisted!!! I'm glad i had to do a worksheet on it in my economics class! Power to the teachers!! :) Have a great day! BYE!
— Annabelle Sunshine , Minnesota, US   16 Nov 2006

This is a WONDERFUL website full of great information. It helped me A LOT on my research report for National History Day and for other too. =]
— JN, Arizona   15 Nov 2006

thank you for allowing me to use your website
— SC, Hampton   15 Nov 2006

I am apalled that this tradgedy was never even mentioned during my years of primary education. It is so important and I thank you for your special work in recognizing both the fire and the extensive impacts that it has had on this country.
— Esther B., Ohio, US.   15 Nov 2006

I have read the book Ashes of Roses for a high school class and have been interested in the subject ever since.
— Bridget, Kentucky   15 Nov 2006

this is a very informative site
— KW, Riverside   14 Nov 2006

As a reminder to our visitors-- we posted on our Web site all the information we hold about individuals, organizations, and the facts pertaining to the Triangle Fire. Thank you.
— Kheel Center staff, Ithaca, NY   13 Nov 2006

It's amazing how much grief was brought upon so many families in as little as 30 minutes. My History class is doing a remake of the trial for the Fire, and I am May Calliandro Levantine. I haven't been able to find much information on her, though. You might want to put more information on her in the site sometime within the near future.
— Crystal Adams, Michigan   13 Nov 2006

I am Phd student on labor x capital relations in Economic History perspectives in Universaity of Sao Paulo. I am really made an impression about the cold racionality of capital when human lifes are involved. Great.Thanks
— Sergio Motejunas Ramos, Sao Paulo,Brazil   13 Nov 2006

A very good site, with lots of information for educational purposes. I am a teacher, and I believe I will recommend this site to students. On a personal level, your site is sobering, because of the great tragedy that was the Triangle fire. Outrageous that no one ever spent a day in jail for all those dead!
— L.Wangsgard, Utah   12 Nov 2006

Fabulous site. My mother, born in 1906 on the Lower East Side told me of this tragedy her whole life.
— Linda Saegert, Valley Stream, NY USA   11 Nov 2006

Great Site!!!!!
— Hannah, classified   11 Nov 2006

I just read a book about the fire. I'm glad this site is here so everyone will remember. Thank you!
— cassie, dickinson,nd   10 Nov 2006

great site. very educational
— mark, north dakota   9 Nov 2006

Great info
— Marcus, Williston, ND   9 Nov 2006

LLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEEE the site it was so helpful for my project thnx so much
— karyn g, cincinnati ohio   9 Nov 2006

I'm doing a report on this in school. The theme is "Triumph or Tragedy". Perfect, huh? =D
— KS, US   6 Nov 2006

Truly a tragedy
— Jim Lawrence, Wexford, PA   3 Nov 2006

Your site is very very cool !! I love it :) Respect !
— Likadin, US   2 Nov 2006

This is such a good site the stories about the children having thier first jobs and how they were treated are so sad. This is a god learning site!
— Aimee, Elkmont, Alabama   2 Nov 2006

It's sad that many many women had to die because of the factory owners' greed.
— Dee Dee Petty, Elkmont, Alabama   2 Nov 2006

This is a very sad event. I just can't believe no one was convented for this. I don't understand how so many could die and no one get blamed.
— Tewa , Alabama   2 Nov 2006

This is such a sad story! :(
— Lacey, Alabama   2 Nov 2006

This site is amazing. my history class is studying this now
— Chelsey, Alabama   2 Nov 2006

This fire was a big disaster.
— Michael Hopkins, Portsmouth,Virginia   2 Nov 2006

Thank you for tons of information on a tragedy that has unfortunately been forgotten by almost everyone.
— Doug De Barry, Saint Paul, MN   2 Nov 2006

sad for all the losses that happend
— lom, iowa   1 Nov 2006

After reading this story i felt as if it just happen, this reminded me of 9 11 if you read all of it and look at the none surviver list Thank you for making this website and reminding us what had happen thank!!
— Thuan, cincinnati   31 Oct 2006

thanks for making this website so that visitors and students like me can learn and experince the triangle fire spencer
— spencer, farmington hills MI   31 Oct 2006

Im doing a report on this for my history class. this story is pretty interesting and yet sad. im glad i choosed Nelli Bly as someone im writing a essay on and tell what all she wrote about.
— Meagan B, Wichita, Ks   31 Oct 2006

Im glad to see this event is meaningful to others
— mike modano, dallas,texas   31 Oct 2006

Good site, admin. Thank you!
— sildenafil, US   30 Oct 2006

Ever since I read a picture book on the fire as a little girl, the fire and the events urrounding it have stuck in my mind. My mother recommended this site to me, and I just want to say thank for the wonderful job that was done on it. The fire was a turning point in labor standards throughtout the country, and it helps to know that some good cam out of the tragedy.
— Susanne, Ithaca   27 Oct 2006

I am doing this project- and i need help... i need to know why the workers couldn't use the fire escape...i need 3 reasons...please comment... and help
— Jay Jay, Hawaii   26 Oct 2006

eudrey hennessburg worked at the factories under a false name because her parents didnt approve of her working.the name she used may have been annemarie or rosemarie.she burned to death and her parents never knew what happened to her i need to confirm this infomation my grandmother told before she died she wanted me to locate eudreys family members to let them know what happened to her she would of came up missing after the fire if you can find any info on her email me at gunnster86 @yahoo
— jean gunn, ny   25 Oct 2006

why did the fire break out why was living so harsh im happy to be living noe oinstead of then i feel really bad for all the people who lost their lives thank you
— jw, palmyra   25 Oct 2006

this site was really informative and really cool
— Danny Bailey, roanoke va   25 Oct 2006

This website was very informative and enlightening. it provided us with information that I really didn't know about I was very sad about the way the these people had to die and for the most part their working conditions and they way they had to live.
— Stephanie Porter, Valdosta, GA   24 Oct 2006

i've heard of the triangle of fire but was never really informed of what it was: causes and effects, but this was very interesting and informative
— aleta r h, valdosta, ga   23 Oct 2006

This website was quite informative and really enlightened me to several details that I was not aware of. I had no idea of the horrid conditions that the factories provided. The visuals provided are very vivid and detailed. Nobody deserved this type of treatment.
— Ashley B., Valdosta, GA   22 Oct 2006

I particularily like the oral history part of the web site. There is nothing like listening to the actual people that lives throught the events of the fire. Thanks for the excellent work of your site.
— richard melville, midland, texas   22 Oct 2006

This makes us very sad. No one deserves to live this way.
— KatAsh, Kokomo, Indiana   20 Oct 2006

This website informed me of horrible information that I was not aware of. I knew about the conditions of factories during this time period but never knew to what extreme. This website gave good information and also nice pictures to really show the horrific details.
— Nicole, Valdosta, Georgia   19 Oct 2006

Great presentation, useful information and a great testimony to the nastiness of those working conditions.
— dave rodock, Valdosta, GA   18 Oct 2006

Thanx. This web site helped me alot! For my history day project I had to research the cause of the fire and how it changed America's Laws. Thanx Again!
— Kacey Brennan, Pinedale, wyoming   18 Oct 2006

Thanks for this website. I had to do a project about the Triangle Factory Fire & Kate Alterman, and this website made it so much more easier. And not to mention the fact that the story itself is acctually pretty intresting.
— Jennifer Perkins, Baltimore, Maryland   18 Oct 2006

I like your site!
— Erin Goddard, sistersville,WV   17 Oct 2006

I like ur website
— E C, sistersville,WV   17 Oct 2006

A wealth of information gleaned from your site. I had heard of the tragedy years ago but had no idea of the scope of it. Thanks for the informative and easy-to-navigate site.
— Jennifer Keene, Valdosta, GA   13 Oct 2006

i think you ned to have some pictures of the building before it burned down
— Cheyenne, WV   12 Oct 2006

There was alot of information, it was very interesting to read.
— C.N, Valdosta, Georgia   12 Oct 2006

what can one say. this needs to be remembered because "it can happen here" again
— madison ,wi   12 Oct 2006

very good but sad that so many people died.
— new york   12 Oct 2006

I think it's great that you have provided so much information. It honors the memory of the lives that were taken in this tragic and unfortunate event.
— Elena Randall, Cypress, TX   9 Oct 2006

I think that the fire was a tragic event and you really told the storie in an informational way. It was a very helpful site to better understand what really went on. Thank you.
— Chelsea Connors, Michigan   8 Oct 2006

This is outstandingly resourceful website. Tons of information.
— Mark D., Farmington MI   6 Oct 2006

Thank you very much for making this site so that people can learn more information about this historic event in our country. It really helped my understand what happened with more clearity.
— Kali , Farmington, Michigan   5 Oct 2006

Your site taught me alot more about what happened at the triangle factory, alot of good information for my assignment, Thank you
— Chris Sandoval, Farmington Hills, Michigan   5 Oct 2006

The was a very interesting, unique and very hepful site. I am glad that I had the oppertunity to explore it.
— Lawrence, Farmington Hills, MI   5 Oct 2006

I think you all have a nice website about the fire that took place at the triangle shop. Lots of nice articles and descriptions on what happend.You can almost imagine you were there
— Mark Griffin , farmington hills MI.   5 Oct 2006

Thank you for a very elaborate site and very well thought out and organized way of telling the story of the Triangle fire. I learned many things from your site, thank you
— colin, MI   5 Oct 2006

This was a really powerful site. Thank You
— Luke Howes, Farmington Hills MI   5 Oct 2006

Your site was very helpful with my school assignment. All the articles were very interesting. Thank you for making this website.
— Jillian Brown, Farmington, MI   4 Oct 2006

This site was really helpful in understanding the book more, and very intersting. I love learning about history and this was very informative and fun in it's own to read about.
— Kelsey H, Michigan   4 Oct 2006

thank you so much for providing such amazing information and resources for us to use.
— Emily L., MI   4 Oct 2006

Thank you for giving us all this information about the fire. It really helped.
— Brittany K, Michigan   4 Oct 2006

I loiked this website very much and it was very helpful enlightening my young mind
— Ryan,   4 Oct 2006

I thought the website was very interesing and I got a lot of inside info that I could not have normally gotten anywhere else.
— RCG, MI   4 Oct 2006

This story is one that helped change how workers were treated and helped set basic safety standards for factories that have saved countless more lives. This website is a valuable source of information on this tragedy, which is probably quite hard to find elsewhere.
— Eric B., Michigan   4 Oct 2006

Thanks for all the help. it really helped me under stand what happened.
— Brian, Farmington, MI   4 Oct 2006

I found this horrible incident quit intresting and really tragic. Thank you for providing all this great information/pictures/and interviews with the surviers and such. It was really somthing neat to look at and somthing that students these days should take the time to realize how much we have now, and the tragic loses we had back then, and what people went though. Thank you for this website and all the helpfull information. God bless all the woman and children that were lost. Keep them in our prayers.
— DG, MI Oct,4,2006   4 Oct 2006

THANK YOU FOR TELLING ALL ABOUT THAT IT IS SO HORRIBLE THA I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT JUST BY READING IT IT SEEMS LIKE A HORROR MOVIE BUT TRUE AND REAL!!! I'VE MYSELF HAD TRAJIC TIMES NOT LIKE THAT THOUGH THANK GOD WELL GOT TO GO BYE!!!
— MA, ARIZONA   2 Oct 2006

THANKS FOR EVERYTNIHG
— MA, SOMEWHERE   2 Oct 2006

cool.do you by any chance to have more pictures? Just very interested.
— MA, rez   2 Oct 2006

Since I was a young teenager, I have long read stories about this very horrible incident. I, being a native New Yorker, was saddend to hear know that this very tragic event took place not far from where I was born. We, as a nation, must realise that it is up to us to take care of one another. Tragedies like this should never, never take place...we are our brother's keepers. We must listen to the whispers of the victims and learn from their story. God Bless and keep them and their memories. Please, America, let us learn from these incidents. Thank you for a very moving, very lovingly put together site. I have learned much.
— D.A. Richards-Young, Tacoma, Washington   30 Sep 2006

I would like to see info about previos fire inspections and were the police monitoring the number of people enerting the club
— Dawna, NEW Hampshire   30 Sep 2006

This is an incredible piece of history. The fire-proof building catches fire a year before the unsinkable ship sinks. It is also 90 years before the World Trade Center collapses. I can not help but think about the striking similarities between September 11, 2001 and March 25, 1911. No one was prepared on either of those dates for the horrible events that were destined to occur. Both buildings were said to be the best of the best. Both buildings failed to live up to their reputation. People jumped from the high stories of both buildings, not to survive, but to prevent suffering. Those fateful dates not only represent the tragedy that can occur but also the unity that can form in a city where people mind their own business and go about daily life without the concerns of others. It is ironic how history repeats itself. To all those that have died an untimely death and all the families who still are affected by these tragedies, please know that our prayers are with you and those souls that have been lost will never be forgotten or lost in time. God Bless
— J. Manfre, New Jersey   28 Sep 2006

this is an interesting site
— a c, pa   26 Sep 2006

It is so vital to keep this in the public eye so hopefully a tragedy of this magnitude will not be allowed to happen again. Only by constant vigilance can we hope to prevent recurrences. The general public are slow learners when it comes to these ugly facts. I am patiently waiting for an upsurge in Union membership to improve things for the younger generations following us. I am a retired member of Teamsters Local #267, Fort Collins, Colorado and proud of it! Thank you for this web site. Long may it live! P.Alps, Yoder, Wy. 24 Sep, 2006
— P.Alps, Yoder, Wy   24 Sep 2006

This was a good web site it was sad though. A lot of people lost there families i just want to take a min. for the families. When the teacher first started to talk about it i was like this is boreing but then it became interesting and i will never forget this lesson. And those poor immgrant women that was wrong. Mother Jones was very nice for what she did when she took them kids to the president tha was nice.
— L.A, Benton Harbor   22 Sep 2006

ITS 2006! and were doing the traingle fire as our topic for our history fair. thank you, for providing this website for us.
— E&H, FL   22 Sep 2006

As a history teacher, it is heartwarming to see the depth of research that went into this exhibit. The fire "changed" the way America works. This event brought heartache to many, but ultimately bettered the lives of millions.
— S. Henkel, Wisconsin   21 Sep 2006

David Con Drehle should be commended on his research of this tragedy. History might have been lost and transcripts gone forever if he had not followed through with his investigation. This was an important lesson in American History and one that will never be forgotten.
— Kathy, Connecticut   13 Sep 2006

I just read the article in the Smithsonian Magazine and I was heartsick over this tragedy - another monument to greed. I grieve for those families.
— Carol F., New York   10 Sep 2006

I was so shocked and saddened by the story in Smithsonian magazine of the Triangle Factory fire. I am planning to read the book by David Von Drehle. The research he did is amazing.
— Bonnie Manis, Deming, NM   6 Sep 2006

I use the pictures to reinforce supplemental reading for class discussion.
— L Tate, Baton Rouge, LA   5 Sep 2006

I saw the story in the Smithsonian and looked at the site. Very fine work and a valuable contribution to historiography. I will direct my students in classes at DePaul Univ. to use this as a source in assigned papers on the conditions faced by immigrants in pre-union days.
— Jim Janossy, Chicago, IL   4 Sep 2006

i have just read the book "triangle" and am stunned by the enormity of sadness and hoplessness of these workers--how very, very sad for all
— km, michigan   2 Sep 2006

I read the story in Smithsoian about how the court transcripts were recovered. What an amazing story ! Great website
— elaine t, yorba linda ca   25 Aug 2006

This story is probably one of the most sad I' ve ever come across. I don't think the Triangle Factory fire was any less unfortunate than the Twin Towers that had fell 5 years ago. And what a coincidence that the Shirtwaist Fire had the same numbers in the date as the Iraq war broke out: 911, and also the same phone number in an emergency. This story drove me to learn more about the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
— Abby Grasta, New York   24 Aug 2006

What a tragic story. I had heard a little about this fire a long time ago. Recently I read a book called Ashes of Roses, where the protagonist was a worker in this factory. It made me want to learn more about it.
— Bonnie Thomas, Colorado   23 Aug 2006

AS sad as this story is, I find it as a great forward today as to where our past was.
— Lisa, Tennessee   23 Aug 2006

“The Fire that Changed America” I read an article in the "Smithsonian" ‘Trial by Fire’ and was very intrigued by David Von Drehle diligence in finding out more about what happened that dreadful day. His diligence has allowed many silent voices be heard after so many years. The article has taken me to this website for more information.
— Susan Millington, New Jersey   22 Aug 2006

It is difficult to imagine that this happened. A sad commentary of americana
— Dave Larson, Brainerd, minn   19 Aug 2006

i thought that the book was very powerful and it had alot of emotion, it shows many emotions that many people can relate to and I would reccomend this book to anyone of all ages and they would really enjoy it and it might evev bring tears to a couple of eyes who are very emotional.
— J.S., St. Matthews, S.C.   18 Aug 2006

Our book club Read David Van Drehle's book on this event this month. The book is powerful, & with the 5th anniv. of the destruction of the Twin Towers on our minds, readers can see many similarities. Although the fire was horrific to read about, one reads on due to the shared humanity & overwhelming feelings evoked. Mnay lessons about greed, power, the human spirit's capacity to overcome, mankind's vulnerability, safety, the law, labor, politics are all intertwined in this work!
— LLS, Purcellville, VA   16 Aug 2006

I viewed this site after reading "Trail by Fire" by David Von Drehle in the Aug. 2006 issue of Smithsonian Magazine. This site is excellent and completely informative. The bulk of information and references to source material is asthonishing, especially after reading the magazine article which focused on how much information about the fire was missing. Great job done at Cornell.
— Robert Baker, Palm Desert, CA   16 Aug 2006

Thankyou for sharing this story.This should have been a great lesson taught on the need for safe working conditions for the warehouses and factories.This was such a great tradgedy,an incident that could have been avoided.Also another thing,i don't care who you are or what social climate you are from,always treat people the way you would like to be treated and respect others no matter who they may be.
— zita hill, memphis tn   16 Aug 2006

VERY SAD
— JKG, T-TOWN   16 Aug 2006

I was told about this fire by my mother. the pictures are unbelievable. Thanks for presenting everything in such detail.
— bf, bayonne, nj   14 Aug 2006

Thank you for adding the Trial Transcripts, I teach Law & Justice and can't wait to use those in my classroom this year. Thank you so much for this site.
— Diane Wright, Durham, NC   13 Aug 2006

I grew up in Chicago, and of course, I always heard of "The Great Chicago Fire", yet I never knew of such suffering in New York. My heart broke for all these people, especially when I saw the picture of the doctors examining the boy on the sidewalk. It pains me to know now that Chicago wasn't the only city who had a great fire that took many lives, so did New York. May God bless every family who survived this tragedy, who were able to pass history to their loved ones, and may God be with the poor souls lost in this fire.
— sjp, Kenosha,WI   10 Aug 2006

My Grandparents, all imigrants, were struggling and raising their families in Brooklyn at the time of the fire. As I read the names of the victims and survivors, I felt that I knew each one of them because they were the type people I grew up with and their names and addresses and jobs were so familiar that my eyes filled with tears. In their name I thank you.
— Donald C., Brooklyn originally   9 Aug 2006

Thank you for preserving and presenting this information. I have listened to the oral histories and look forward to many more hours of research through the site.
— Michael Bloom, Lagunitas, Ca.   6 Aug 2006

Thank you for this research and website. I'm an architect working as a state civil servant in accessibility (ADA) code compliance and a delegate to my union, PECG and prior with SEIU. Before state service, I was an organizer and planner for a immigrant farm worker community in San Diego. Regrettably there's very little education in the univesities connecting the struggles for people's rights and the development and understanding of building codes, which is typically relegated as a vocational after-thought. Architecture is often treated as an abstract art or as a commercial commodity while rejecting its modern origins as a tool for social change. Hopefully this research will help students and professionals understand why we enforce the codes. People demand action, but usually nobody listens until after somebody pays with their life.
— Carlos Araujo, Glendale, CA   4 Aug 2006

Thank you for your incredible effort to preserve the memory and lessons of the Triangle Fire. I heard about the Triangle Fire from my mother, growing up in NY. My grandmother, I believe, lived near the Triangle when she first came to America, just before the fire. One hundred years later, and not much changes.
— Nadine L., Bellingham, WA   2 Aug 2006

This story needs to be told again and again so we don't forget that only the workers can really look after the workers. Sweat shops still exist both here and overseas. Use your buying power to stop them.
— Betty Siegel, Massachusetts   1 Aug 2006

I work on Mercer Street, not far from the building where the Triangle Factory was located. I have also taken course at NYU in that building. It is a horrible feeling, standing on the spot where so many people died needlessly. Your site is valuable, well thought-out, and valuable. Kudos.
— K. Locke, NYC   31 Jul 2006

Thank you for keeping these ugly truths in the public record.
— Ray C, Bloomfield Hills, MI   28 Jul 2006

researching industrila safety
— R. Maffett, Houston, Tx   26 Jul 2006

Such a shame, but we live and learn.
— DHS, Rochester NY   26 Jul 2006

Wow! Thank you for your fantastic efforts to preserve this information.
— Brent Edward Vallens, Porter Ranch, Callifornia   26 Jul 2006

Ilove history. But with history come tragedy and I was never aware of this tragedy in our us history. It brings insight into the progress to makes the workplace and safer for all. Thanks for the story we all need these to open our eyes!
— kmthomis, LA   25 Jul 2006

I too read the recent Smithsonian article and I am in awe of the meticulous presentation of all of your labors at this site. I can hardly wait to share your presentation with my students in September as an example of research par excellence and the way to make history come alive. Thank you so much!
— Arlene Stafford, New Britain, CT   25 Jul 2006

After reading the Smithsonian article I was drawn to this website and have been mesmerized by the site. Thank you for sharing this horrific tragedy in US history.
— AMB, Cincinnati, OH   24 Jul 2006

Thank you for all the effort to publish the trial transcript!
— Craig Kenneck, Concrete, WA   24 Jul 2006

What a horrible story. These poor immigrant women.
— Adelina N Healy, Dudley, MA   23 Jul 2006

I applaud the creators of this site. This travesty is one of many dark truths of America's history. This is truly, a mournful event.
— Ginger Winowich, Dublin, Ohio   22 Jul 2006

I grew up in Brooklyn, New York in the 1940s and the Triangle Fire has always haunted me. Thank you for this wonderful site. May they finally rest in peace.
— JE, Phoenix, Arizona   22 Jul 2006

Considering the high profile of this tragedy, what happened to all of the transcripts?
— E.S.Tasaki, Richmond, CA   22 Jul 2006

This is oneof the most haunting of the many, many websites I've been to, serching for infrmation on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
— Olivia, Minnesota   30 Jun 2006

I have been researching the American Labor movement for a number of years now. I am so happy to have found this site. I just read about the Cornell School of Labor in a book about the life of George Meaney. This is great!
— Richard Edward Noble, Eastpoint, Florida   29 Jun 2006

This was a very touching site. You should always watch what is going on around you and be safe at whatever you do. I actually had never heard about this incident before but I'm glad I know about it now.
— ctk, Ga   20 Jun 2006

I had never heard of this event until my class in college. This website was extremely educating and heartbreaking at the same time.
— Susanne, Georgia   20 Jun 2006

I'm reading this site as part of my women's studies class. I had not heard of this story before, which is a little disturbing to me. Why have I not heard it, and how many others have never heard of it? This story must be taught in other courses.
— dmcs, georgia, usa   20 Jun 2006

The Web site gives a nice truth of what could happen if everyone is not watched out for and a safe manner. There must be precautions to assure that no one is hurt if a terrible accident takes place. As much as possible precautions must be taken to assure safety.
— Enoch Walls, Jasper, Florida and Valdosta, Georiga   18 Jun 2006

Thank you for the efforts here. Heartbreaking site.
— msj, Memphis, TN   18 Jun 2006

I want to learn more.
— CMD, New York   17 Jun 2006

I also read "Ashes of Roses"By Mary Jane Auch.I cried near the end it's extremly heart breaking.I still don't uderstand why so many young women and men had to lose their lives?
— NAM, Maryland   16 Jun 2006

I am so sad about this I am only 13 and this story breaks my heart.I read a book about this incident.And I wanted to learn as much an I could.
— NAM, Maryland   16 Jun 2006

This Web site is awesome and really gives insight on these sweatshops in general. I am extremely pleased!
— Cara Lucas, Valdosta, GA   16 Jun 2006

What a lovely website dedicated to all the poor souls who perished in the triangle fire. how awful the owners got away with it.
— gina rae, glasgow, scotland   12 Jun 2006

this is my first hearing of the fire and i wanted to learn more about all those young women dying
— r.c., chicago   10 Jun 2006

I am following a TV series about the history of new York, and when I saw the Triangle Fire story I felt I had to look it up. What a beautiful website in hounour of those who perished there. I found it very moving. I'm so amazed the owners got off, hopefully the saying "what goes around, comes around" visited them. best Wishes Gina
— Gina Rae, Glasgow, Scotland   10 Jun 2006

This is a very inspirational site and the book "Ashes of Roses" by Mary Jane Auch was great to. thank you 4 remembering!!!
— nicole bishop, Florida   9 Jun 2006

I really liked ashs of roses.it was the best book ever.it was a shocking thing for that woman to 107 years and the only girl that survived named rose.
— monica, illinois   6 Jun 2006

thank you for remembering the people that worked there. i found out about this tradgedy by reading the book "Ashes of roses" by Mary Jane Auch. This is a great memorial for those who perished. i am so glad someone cared enough to make a site about the fire. on your list of survivors, Rose Freedmen died at the age of 107 years old.
— nicole bishop, Florida   4 Jun 2006

Beautiful website. Perhaps not intentional, but a lovely tribute to those women that were lost.
— Sharon, Bay Village, Ohio   3 Jun 2006

I like this website it gives you the info. that you need and its quick, and says all the stuff you need in just a couple of words.
— E.C., Canandaigua, NY   30 May 2006

Its so totally cool!!!!
— NC, CALIFORNIA   26 May 2006

This is the best site EVER!! IT ROX!!
— KM, 13, PA   24 May 2006

This site is really helpful and it has a lot of interesting facts!! Keep up the good work!
— Kaylee, Pennsylvania   24 May 2006

this website helped me for my history assignment!!! thanks!! i just thought id give you guys some credit!!!
— JaKi, Michigan   24 May 2006

This website rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Melisa Santiago , Biggs, California   18 May 2006

I think this website is so interesting and enjoy able.
— lili, Biggs, California   18 May 2006

This website is one of the best and most fascinating on the triangle fire I have ever seen. It gives accurate information, moving photographs, and it brings a fascinating history to life. Cornell has really done a great job.
— Beatrice age 12, Pennsylvania   17 May 2006

I just need some help with protective services work
— Christina, Pennsylvania   17 May 2006

I just read a book about the Triangle Fire and I thought that it was stupid for people to let those men go. I mean 146 people died because they locked the doors. They didnt care about the people who worked for them before and after the fire. I think they should have at least had their buisness licence taken away. To many people died to just let them off like that. If i was one of the girls who survived then I would have deffently fought for them to get into a lot of trouoble or something.
— Sandra, Iowa   16 May 2006

i love this site it helped me get an A+ on my report
— ECW, colorado   15 May 2006

It is sites like this that should remind all of us that tragedy can harken if we let our guard down. As a Safety Inspetor for the New York State Department of Labor, we are contantly reminded with photos of the twisted fire escape that "we were born from fire" and it is our mission not to let a Triangle Factory fire ever occur again
— peter j sarich, patchogue ny   13 May 2006

My god... so horrible. i came here cuz my favorite band wrote a song on it, and I remember seeing about the fire on tv, but... I had no idea. Some of them had the same name as me, and that 11 year old girl... thats two years younger than me. if i had been alive, I could have been one of those girls. It's so horrible. the names gave me a personal connection. Imagine being burned alive. Its so horrible, and the way some people umped out.. it's the sep. 11 of 1911. I can't believe it.
— AM, PA   12 May 2006

Looking for a movie
— Ray, Ga   9 May 2006

I am Doing a report about this for school and the more I have learned about this experience the more my heart goes out to the families and vicims. I feel so badly for the poeple who had to watch their friends die before them.
— Alicia;14, Peoria,Il   7 May 2006

My Heart goes out to all those hard working people who lost their lives in this tragic day. My the lord bless you all.
— g2daezo@yahoo.com, Bronx,New York   5 May 2006

What a horrible tragedy... thank you for keeping the victim's memories alive
— Missy, Chicago   29 Apr 2006

This helped me on my school assignment thxs!!!
— Terri-Lyn, Ontario   28 Apr 2006

you guys helped me a lot
— vanessa, washington   25 Apr 2006

My grandmother worked at the Triangle factory, and she lived in a large boarding home where a lot of the girls lived. She got a different job only a few weeks before the fire, and lost most of her friends. Many years later when my son was doing a report for US History, he brought me some information on the fire and said that he just felt like he should do his report on it. He knew nothing of the family connection. It made it much more personal for him.
— D.Dexter, Grace, Idaho   19 Apr 2006

Tthis site was very helpful in finding information for a school assignment !
— N. B. , Philadelphia, Pennslyvania   17 Apr 2006

Info for an assignment
— LLB, Missouri   14 Apr 2006

This site has been very helpful for my research as I wrote my novel TRIANGLE, which will be published in June by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
— Katharine Weber, Connecticut   13 Apr 2006

I have read the Dear America book and Ashes of Roses. This tragic story of pain and loss has really touched me. To think of the 146 that died just to feed and support their poor families brings me to tears. I'm glad this site was made in memory of them. Thanx.
— Olga, Kansas   13 Apr 2006

I like the fact theres a website that has alot of information that you can visit,to learn on what happened during this time period.
— Lola Arango, Los Angeles California   13 Apr 2006

This was a very good site for me to get all my information for my history project. i found it extreamly useful, and acurate. thanx
— RC, New York   12 Apr 2006

I keep reading the stories over and over and over and can't get over the tragedy for everyone involved - families ruined.
— Eileen Peterson, Venica, California   10 Apr 2006

Thank you for making the site so user friendly. I do an online school and this site made my research so much easier. I appreciate all the work you put into this site. The Triangle fire was a terrible event, thank you for educating the public about it!
— Kristine D, Hawaii   10 Apr 2006

Im doing a report on this story and i have just finished a book called Ashes of Roses..it was based on The Triangle Factory Fire and it touched me really hard on how many girls and guys and just people were hit by this.To tell the truth i cryed at the end of my book!
— Shaina , CA.   7 Apr 2006

I have been studying the Triangle Fire as an american history major since my sophomore year of college and your site has always been my starting point for great sources. Now in writing my senior thesis I have the oppurtunity to emmerse myself in the wonderful literature and documents that have been made available as more people learn about this tragedy. Thank you for the work you do to keep education on this topic such a priority. Events like the Triangle Fire and even the sinking of the General Slocum are glaring examples of the fact that it was on the packs of the "huddles masses" that America learned and grew and still does.
— Leah S., St. George, UT   6 Apr 2006

Thank you for your extensive account of the Triangle Fire. This site was a great source for my history day project on the labor rights movement.
— A Busek, Hawaii   5 Apr 2006

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— A.K.A., Jerkwad, Florica   5 Apr 2006

This website is a piece of junk. I can not find the answers to the worksheet for social studies. The information is very interesting but unorganized.
— Alexis, Minnesota   5 Apr 2006

I am doing a project on this subject.Its so sad how many girl with bright,happy,futures died.So many were engaged and married or just getting their first apartments.Who knows what their children or they could have done or what talents were lost.I also read Ashes of Roses and it was a great book!! I highly recommend it! THis fire is so tragic.It makes me cry just thinking about it....
— Morgan, Snellville,GA   4 Apr 2006

Its horrible what happened!! So many people died....
— P.R., Michigan   4 Apr 2006

I am giong to do a lot research on tis becuaes it is so interesting.I just got finished reading the book called Ashes of Roses.I thought it was so sad about the people jumping on the elevator and the windows.I thought it was sad and touching to my heart!
— Sydney C., Sandusky,Ohio   3 Apr 2006

I am ten and I just finished the book called Ashes of Roses.Just like b.v. in New York this book got me interested because I have never heard of the Triangle Waist Shirt Company fire so I am do a little resaerch myself.In my book it says in the authors note that the day Mary Jane Auch delivered this manuscript to her editor the last survivor of the fire died.It said that her name was Rose Rosenfeld Freedman.It said that she wasn't quite 18 at the time.But she was 107 when she died.
— Sydney , Sandusky,Ohio   3 Apr 2006

Its so tragic and very saddening what those women had to endure during those times when not treated fairly and with dignity
— kris b., spfld, massachusetts   3 Apr 2006

This is a Very Informative Site Historically, But Believe Me these "HORROR" stories still Exist TODAY! Look for other "Labor" sites, there are many Stories of what goes on behind Closed Doors just as "Miserable". "Don't Mourn, Organize!!!"
— Gerry Grimm, Margate, Florica   2 Apr 2006

I love history it is so interesting
— S.I, Texas   31 Mar 2006

I have also read the book ashes of roses and I know that it is historical fistion but it is very informative.I have just started to reasherch the fire because of that book and because my great aunt , her name was rose to due to the fact of that being a very common name. If anyone knows where I can find a list of all the survivors, please post asap........thank you all soooo much
— b.v., new york   27 Mar 2006

This website is very educational and informative. It has a lot to offer. It is a great school refferance.
— B.V., NewYork   27 Mar 2006

A great resource for students and teachers.
— B. Hogan, Rochester   27 Mar 2006

I used this website as my primarary source in a history project that is essentially my entire grade, thank you!!
— E.S., Manalapan N.J.   26 Mar 2006

My Grandmother Violante (Serafini) Cannella was a survivor of this fire. She was an Italian immigrant and seamstress who came to America just after she married my grandfather Salvatore Cannella in 1910. She related the story to her children about how her sister-in-law (Frances Cannella) convinced her to go to work with her at the factory on the day of the fire. They got separated in the confusion but both survived. My grandmother explained that she escaped by jumping down the stairwell and landing on other people before getting outside the building. She was pregnant at the time with her first child, Mary (Cannella) DiRaffaele who was born on 7/11/11 and is still living on Long Island. My grandmother went on to live a long and happy life, raising 8 children, and died at the age of 86 in 1976.
— Barbara Fumosa, Scotch Plains, NJ   25 Mar 2006

El incendio fue realmente unatragedio dolorosa para los inmigrantes yo persor somalmente dedique una oracio pidiendo a Dios todo poderoso que estas almas descansen en paz
— Sergio.David.Chaibun, Canada   25 Mar 2006

triangle fire-a devastaing disaster
— t.o, new york   25 Mar 2006

I honor those brave people who died 95 years ago today.
— David S, Riverdale, NY   25 Mar 2006

Great site!
— james M, ny, ny   25 Mar 2006

Good site. I hope that the 95th did not pass unnoticed. The building survived and I learned the story when I was in school in the 60's when industrial orgs were less in vogue.
— Robert E Padian, Portsmouth NH   25 Mar 2006

I use these materials to teach American Jewish History; thank you for making them available.
— A.B., Oklahoma City   23 Mar 2006

I'm a NYC Firefighter looking for history of the fire
— Tim O'Neill, Staten Island, NY   23 Mar 2006

I am writing a paper on TFF and am looking for it's impact on American Industry
— CKE, Colorado   23 Mar 2006

Hey, my great grandmother was a victim of the fire! I have a picture of her working in the factory, she seemed so happy when she got the job but grew to hate working there.
— BM, California   22 Mar 2006

I am posting this to find any relatives of the fire victims! Me and my freinds are doing a national History day project on the fire and would appreciate it if all realatives would reply and give us your contact information so that we may interveiw you for our project. we are reinacting the fire and the events that followed it, please send us your e-mail, phone number, or any other form of contact! Please, we truly need your help! my e-mail adress is jltorresco@aol.com thank you so much for the help!
— AT, Vista, CA   21 Mar 2006

What a tremendous site! In doing research on the tragedy, I never believed I would find such a comprehensive website. The testimonies and witness accounts bring to light just what a horror it must have been. People beware! The era of the sweatshop is not over - they still exist.
— LMM, Euless, TX   21 Mar 2006

I am studying the triangle factory fire in school
— rqg, brooklyn, NY   21 Mar 2006

I am a high school theater teacher, and we are presenting the new play, THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE PROJECT, by Christopher Piehler and Scott Evans. It's an incredible, moving docu-drama about the tragedy and following trial. Anybody doing research will certainly appreciate your INCREDIBLE website, as well as this play. Thank you for having the most extensive informaton on your research I have found thus far.
— Brook, Orange, Texas   14 Mar 2006

Excellent website. The people who survived the tragedy never could dream that their experience would be told and retold to concerned people, literally around the globe, in a medium like the internet. Their sacrifice was not in vain and women, workers and all people been saved from a similiar ordeal in America. The story should be shared with people in the dark corners of the world where powerless people are exploited.
— Rob, New York, NY   11 Mar 2006

I am currently studying the tragedy and found this site helpful.Also, I found the morgue pictures quite gruesome.
— B.M., MI   9 Mar 2006

This website was really great and informative. I really learned alot about both sweat shops and the Triangle Factory Fire.
— Elizabeth Cheek, Valdosta, Ga   8 Mar 2006

This website has been excellent in helping me write my research paper for my history class. This site was moving and has really made me appreciate the depths to which America has to sink before something is changed. Thank you.
— Julianne Hyer, TN   7 Mar 2006

I teach a fire science c lass in high school and the Trianagle Factory fire is part of the history I use.
— RWB, Indiana   6 Mar 2006

this website ws really interesting. I had some idea about sweatshops in the past but didn't know they still existed today.
— naajah mateyka, valdosta, ga   6 Mar 2006

I don't have the story aoubt the fire yet.
— bjstirdie, Oklahoma City, OK   4 Mar 2006

research for history project Okcc College
— Barbara , Stride   4 Mar 2006

i found the website very helpful.These women and men who lost their lives are not forgotten. I hope we don't forget that these sweatshops still exist, and that there is a need to shut them down.
— melissa c, moultrie, georgia   2 Mar 2006

i saw a tv movie about the triangle fire years ago. it was excellent. does anyone remember it? my mother was from 133rd (west) St, Harlem in the 30's and 40's.
— sheila, pennsylvania   1 Mar 2006

I couldn't imagine what these women went through. I know some of our american families, that had families during 911 understand, how tragic of a fire this was!! This was terrible!!
— Kris Cain, Valdosta, Georgia   1 Mar 2006

that information is for an assigment'
— amneris peña delgado, puerto rico   28 Feb 2006

I'm doing a project on this subject and found this site very helpful. It is very sad what happened I'm glad out country has learned alot from this.
— Becky , Muncie, In   27 Feb 2006

My Great Grandfather was a cop during this time and I'm told was at the fire. His name is Thomas Courtois . If anyone ever has info on him please let me know.
— Scott Ames, Provo, UT   27 Feb 2006

Doing a project on the Fire needed some info.
— rt, yuma,az   26 Feb 2006

i read the book"ashes of roses" and i was thinking bout how it started or if there was a girl named Roses Nolan in the fire so i though thissite could help...but it didn't just got on it so if someone could post on here and help me that would be nice thanks
— Hailey Grant, lake in the hills, il   25 Feb 2006

I read Ashes To Roses and then I had to write a stroy about anything in class and I chose the fire. This Website helped me a lot with names and jobs. What happened to this people was horrible.
— s.n., colorado   24 Feb 2006

We studied the trial in law school. There was no justice done.
— Francis Mannella, Shrewsbury, MA   24 Feb 2006

I was appalled by the information that I read here. I couldn't beleive that human beings would treat others like they did in factories and sweat shops.
— Laura Slafkosky, Valdosta, Georgia   22 Feb 2006

This site really helped me with a school project. Thanks a lot!
— Someone, Waverly, IA   22 Feb 2006

My work with the Red Cross lead me to this site. Excellent resource!
— Sherry McLeod, Toronto, Canada   22 Feb 2006

My great Aunt Violet died in this fire. This site help me teach my children above this tradidy
— T. Silva, Punta Gorda, Fl.   21 Feb 2006

Thank you for maintaining this site. My great-great aunt Violet died in the fire, while my great-great-great grandmother Theresa stood outside and screamed for her daughter. From that day on, Theresa suffered from hysterical deafness. This fire was a horrific tragedy.
— N.G., Phoenix, AZ   21 Feb 2006

This site is an amazing resource. It answered most of the questions I had for my research paper.
— Rachel Hill, Dundee, NY   20 Feb 2006

I am 10 years old and doing a report on the Triangle Factory Fire. Your site is so touching and contributes so much respect to those who passed away in the fire. Thanx for helping me with your info and this site is great everyone.
— Sage Miller, Los Angeles, California, ya'll!   20 Feb 2006

This is a very intresting sight. I have learnt quite a lot about the Triagle Shirtwaist fire.
— Adam Daly, Ringwood, Australia   19 Feb 2006

Great resource - and a warning to all in planning. Similar tales are still told of conditions in factories in the developing world - often producing for the developed world. Our yesterday is their today. It is also an echo of inadequate working environment even in the developed world. Checking accessibility of exit doors wherever you are (cafes, shops, factories) can be an interesting experience. The growth of huge multistory residential buildings, the conversion of old factory buildings for residential use combine with the lack of practice for residents to evacuate in the event of fire ...to create a risk of future needless loss of life. Co-location of cafes and residential may further increase risk. A sobering site. Highly recommended.?
— elaine , wollongong australia   17 Feb 2006

I have written two reports involving the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, one in my Sophomore Year and one this semester in my post Bachelor degree, while I prepare to go to USD to work on my Masters. I am now 52 and remember seeing a movie about the fire, however I cannot locate any information on it. Can anyone remember the name or anything about it.
— Steve Bratton, Britton South Dakota   16 Feb 2006

I am doing a Diary entry project on Rose Freedman a survivor of the fire and this site really helped me out a lot. I cant help but be facinated by what happened it was such a tragedy that could have been prevented if the people that owned the building gave a crap about the people that did all of the work for their company, but then again they thought that they had to chain them up to keep them there and working. This whole situation was just wrong and never really had to happen. I am truly sorry for all of those who have lost loved ones in this unfortunate fire.
— Lindsey, VA   15 Feb 2006

I realy LOVE this site.I'm doing a project on this, but when I try to find image to enlarge the picture Ican't find it.THANKS
— K.D, TN   12 Feb 2006

This year is the 90th anniversary of the fire. Will there be special commemorations?
— John Tepper Marlin, New York City   10 Feb 2006

I am a descendant of a fire victim, Clothilde Terdanova. My grandmother saw her jump from the 10th floor. Family heresay is that this was turning point in her life and she had a nervous breakdown. As a result of two youngest children (of six children) were placed in an orphanage. One of the two boys was my father. So because of this fire, his life was changed forever. It was enlightening to see my grandmother and great aunt actually mentioned on this site and in Leon Stein's book. I wish I had known about both of these five years ago before my dad died. He would have felt some pride.
— Cathy , Dix Hills, NY   10 Feb 2006

Im so sorry for everything im a junior in high school and i have recently been learning about what happend to yall i give you all my love and i have been praying for everybody! God bless
— Tasha, Texas   8 Feb 2006

I have to do a Famous American Trials project for my Pratical Law class! And this is a wonderful site to get information! But it would be wonderful if you could get more information on the people and what they did after the fire! thanks for the site! byezzzzz
— Sammie, Kansas   6 Feb 2006

It's sad that it took a tragedy like this to wake the world up to labor conditions. We've come a long way, but there's still a long way to go.
— Lisa, Kansas   5 Feb 2006

I believe the women started this fire, in hope for a new factory, but not hoping for death.
— ACT, New Orleans   4 Feb 2006

Its very sad what happened to the men women and children. Lots of people greved over the lous of family
— Susannah P, Gainsvile, Georgia   2 Feb 2006

I know how it feels to loose a loved one for it had happened to me once so i too know what it's like to have a emty black hole in your heart and im telling you the pain never goes away but you just have to move on and live every day likes it's your last and hopefully youll find happiness in the rest of your life to come im 19 yrs old andwill love you no matter what you do.
— Emma Nelson, California   1 Feb 2006

I am researching the triangle fire for a project it is so sad but if anyone has information on decendants of the victims please try to reach us.
— Ashley Parker, New York City   1 Feb 2006

This site is part of my school work. I like the setup of the site, it is easy to read and very well done. Lots of info about up to and after the fire. Thank You.
— Bob M, Cincinnati, Oh   1 Feb 2006

this has been very sad but i love the book ashes to roses it was good and informational
— krys , new york state   31 Jan 2006

it is so sad
— knc, new york   31 Jan 2006

i think i am intrigued by this historical event.i recommend all peaole to read it....i am just wow about it...
— a.z, Morocco   31 Jan 2006

i have this as a fun report
— tj, in   27 Jan 2006

good web site i recomendit to anybody i love the site keep up the good work
— Donald corson, 92 irish twn rd nv   26 Jan 2006

I am doing a book report for school and just looked at your website it is fantastic and I recomend everyone here to read Ashes Of Roses if you are interested in the Triangle fire! Thanks Again. 25 Jan. 2006
— E.L.P., CO   25 Jan 2006

As a class of 1957 graduate of Cornell I am embarrassed to say that until I read Mr. von Drehle's "Triangle" recently, I had no idea Cornell sponsored a site like this one. It is an online museum and a fine educational tool. Thank you very much.
— MHP, Chambersburg, PA   25 Jan 2006

I just finised reading Mr. Von Drehle's history of the fire. I must say that I am intrigued by this historical event and plan to learn more about it.
— Demosthenes Papaeliou, Las Vegas, Nevada   25 Jan 2006

My Aunt lived @ 14 Washington Place in Manhattan for 50 years before she died a few years ago. Whenever I visited her I always sat at the window looking down on the busy and noisy street, amazed and interested at the people and their activities. After reading Triangle by David Von Drehle, I had chills because I don't know which building it was or how close to my aunt's apt. that factory was located. She lived 2 blocks from Washington Square Park. God Bless those young people, they were so brave!
— Lisa A. Pickering, Mansfield, Ohio   21 Jan 2006

Very good articles and pictures
— vp, Rome,, NY   20 Jan 2006

The Triangle Waist Company fire has always defined my attitude towards the capacity of business interests to disregard those of nearly everyone else. Was it Hoover that ssid, "There's nothing wrong with capitalism; it's the capitalists. They're too greedy." I'm glad to find the subject so fully covered.
— J Walker Rugino, Sonoma County, CA   20 Jan 2006

I found this site very helpful. I am doing a HUGE homework project and this is one of the things we had to include.
— Nicole, Washington   19 Jan 2006

i read a book. i think its title was ashes of rose. it takes bout the fire and the place. u should read it. i feel so bad cuz there was a 14 yr old girl that died. and im 14. thats so scray
— big k, kansas   19 Jan 2006

where waz the fire like wat street waz it on?
— holly ramiraz, the left of therainbow   18 Jan 2006

this was a very ineresting site and th thought of all of those teens and childrena nd men and women that were killed is so heartbreaking and its sickening to think that a man could lock people in there.
— BN, Tennessee   18 Jan 2006

thanks
— ADM, GT California   16 Jan 2006

Superb photos very helpful in developing a more rounded understanding of the tragedy of 25 March 1911.
— WRA, Van Nuys, California   14 Jan 2006

i think that the owner of the triangle factory shouldnt have locked the doors even if it was fo a good reason.
— a.noble, ohio   13 Jan 2006

A very good sight... i just with there was some information about what laws were passed because of the fire.
— Soloman A., Cary, North Carolina   12 Jan 2006

your site was very crusty but thanks for the help.
— Pukie B, michigan   12 Jan 2006

a group of us are doing a history day performance on the fire and we were wondering if any relatives, of witnesses or victims could contact us... or lawyers from the trials. It would be greatly appreciated Thank you
— liz angeloff, pennsylvania   11 Jan 2006

i wanna find out where sara english stays in the united states
— samuel, Ghana   6 Jan 2006

I am doing a history day project on this topic an dwould be greateful if any relatives of the factory workers or owners, lawyers, witnesses could contact me.
— gabriella dre, california   5 Jan 2006

this site needs more information!! but other than that it is good!
— Lauren Smith, Texas   5 Jan 2006

i want to find out info on Mary Goldstein
— lns, tx   5 Jan 2006

8th grade teacher, greats site.
— Mark Bednarski, Syracuse   4 Jan 2006

I read the book Ashes of Roses. It was tragic, but I still liked it anyway.
— Mueezay Khan, Woodbridge   4 Jan 2006

helps a lot
— rpc, ciblo tx   4 Jan 2006

this is a greatli helpful site thanks FOr da HElP!!:)
— linda, broOklin NY   3 Jan 2006

Thank you for an excellent site.
— sage, st paul mn   30 Dec 2005

blocked fire escapes in my 7 story building
— edward g. wilson, new york city   26 Dec 2005

I think a good book to read about the Fire of 1911 is "Ashes of ROses"
— Thomas Henry Coxex, Texas   24 Dec 2005

Nice idea for a website
— mn, PA   19 Dec 2005

your site is very helpful and is loaded with info that i can use when i am writing a paper about the fire at the triangle shirt waist company
— Brent Guyette, Farmington hills Mi   16 Dec 2005

I think that this site is great and very helpful in understanding real life encounters with what really happened. Good Job.
— Erin K, Michigan   16 Dec 2005

I liked the site and good luck
— Previn Granger, Detroit MI   16 Dec 2005

This sight is good to find hard to get information.
— Aaron Feliciano, Farmington, MI   16 Dec 2005

This was a very good website, i learned a lot... Thank You
— Joe Stefan, Farmington Hills, Michigan   16 Dec 2005

Thanks! This wedsite is #2 to google!
— Susan Komrosky, Farmington, MI   16 Dec 2005

Thank you for making this site, I appreciate it. It helped me learned more about the fire and visual images for a better understanding. Thanks again!!
— AM, Farmington   16 Dec 2005

I really liked this site, it had alot of good information.
— Angela Ozar, Farmington,MI   16 Dec 2005

Thank you for the helpful information.
— Erin Newton, Farmington, MI   16 Dec 2005

I really love this web site. it brings tears to my eyes every time i visit it. Thank you so much....
— Justin Marcus, Farmington Hills   16 Dec 2005

thanks I love this website
— Nikko laochua, farmington   16 Dec 2005

Thank you for providing all of the information. It really helped me to comprehend the tragedy of the fire.
— Travis Niemi, Farmington, MI   16 Dec 2005

thank you
— Nikko laochua, farmington   16 Dec 2005

thank you
— Nikko, farmington   16 Dec 2005

Thanks for this cool website it has helped me alot with my questions thanks again.
— Bryan Bahling, Farmington, MI   16 Dec 2005

This is a good site and it has good information Thank you
— Valon Gjetaj, Farmington   16 Dec 2005

it a site that gives the information thts needed
— frida, valdez   15 Dec 2005

this web site helped give me more knoledge about this subject for my school report.
— Michael J. Juras, Hollandale WI   15 Dec 2005

This is a very informational website. It helped me better understand the outcomes of the fire. Thanks.
— Allen K, Farmington, MI   14 Dec 2005

i need information
— ahc, alabama   13 Dec 2005

Thank You.
— Evan Simms, Farmington, Michigan   13 Dec 2005

this site showed me just how bad it was. what scared me most was how little they could do about it!!
— steffie, GA   12 Dec 2005

this made for intresting reading
— SK, Aberdeen, MD   12 Dec 2005

This website helped me better understand the fire. Thanks a lot.
— Harshita Thota, Farmington, MI   12 Dec 2005

a lot of great information. thank you.
— adam chavez, farmington michigan   12 Dec 2005

Thanks for the site it was very helpful for a student looking for information on the tragic events.
— Logan Morgan, Farmington,MI   12 Dec 2005

you gave a lot of helpful information. thanks.
— jessica williams, farmington michigan   12 Dec 2005

a very informing site. thank you
— Jason Chrumka, Farmington Hills   12 Dec 2005

I really liked the information that i read. I reall liked the pictures as well. Thank you for all the informaion.
— Horace Sidney, 30005 Shiawassee   12 Dec 2005

you gave a lot of helpful information. thanks.
— jessica williams, farmington michigan   12 Dec 2005

Very good site. Great job to those who made it.
— Max Siskosky, Farmington, MI   12 Dec 2005

This site was a very well put together site. It is one of the best sites i have been on.
— Derek Wesch, Farmington hills   12 Dec 2005

Thanks, your website is a great source.
— Brandon Smith, Farmington Michigan   12 Dec 2005

I think this website very descriptive and helpful for my assignment on the Triangle Factory Fire. Thanks!
— Lindsay, Farmington Hills, Michigan   12 Dec 2005

This websute was a very vivid description of thehorrific Triangle Company fire. I did not realize how many people died daily insimilar smaller fires.
— Samantha K, Michigan   12 Dec 2005

This is a good site, and it gives a lot of good info about the fire.
— Burny Mitchem, Farmington   12 Dec 2005

I think that your website was extremely helpful and informational. Thanks for the information
— matigley, Farmington Hills MI   12 Dec 2005

Thank you for the info, I learned a lot
— jon, farmington hills   12 Dec 2005

I really enjoyed the site. It was very informational and and I liked the pictures! Thanks!
— Jessica Dillard, Farmington Hills, MI   12 Dec 2005

Very good source on this topic. I knew that it was bad, but it is explained so vividly here. Great work!
— Max Siskosky, Farmington, MI   12 Dec 2005

this site was very interesting, it's very helpful too.
— Kasey, Farmington. Mi   12 Dec 2005

This website was a great resource for my assignmetn. Thank You, Kevin Rutten
— Kevin, Farmington, Michigan   12 Dec 2005

I am looking for pictures for a college credit course.
— Travis Slaughter, Crawford, TX   11 Dec 2005

I'm 13 and in the 8th grade. I go to school online, so I don't have any textbooks, for history we often use websites like this one. I really like this site, it tells about important things in history that need not to be forgotten.
— Anonymous, student at FLVS, Florida Virtual School, Daytona Beach, Florida   10 Dec 2005

This is an extremely sad topic, even though it is historical. I would like for you to please direct me to any quotes by survivors, please.
— Sammi, butler PA   10 Dec 2005

I have just finished reading Triangle The Fire That Changed America by Davis Von Drehle for a graduate class. He has referenced this website, which is awesome. The photos and list of victims is incredible. Between this site and Von Drehle's book it has allowed me to do a complete investigation into this tragedy. I have also accessed some lesson plans for teaching this topic to students.
— Irene Wilson, Cornwall, New York   9 Dec 2005

i hate this website
— dorthy finch, ellicatville   9 Dec 2005

For a photograph of Chief Croker, please look at the "Photographs and Illustrations" section of this web site in the group labelled "Investigation, Trial and Reform" and see the last image on the right. - Kheel Center Staff
— Kheel Center staff,   9 Dec 2005

I am learning about this horrific event in History. I would just like to say goodbye to the workers in the factory.<3
— AJC, Bedford, Nh   7 Dec 2005

i am learning about the fire and it is so sad and anybody out there who lost an family member it is very hard and not to get anoying
— mf, salamanca   7 Dec 2005

I love this site
— Robbie Campbell, Brewer ME   7 Dec 2005

I am doing a report and I have to write it in first person. These lists of victims really helped.
— B Hendricks, Minnesota   7 Dec 2005

I just finished reading the book ashes of roses which is a "storybook" on this tragity. after reading it i got really interested in this fire. This site was vefry helpful for my school project and i just wanted to say thanks and wondered if anyone had any projects related to this story Ex) fire awareness etc
— Kim Mairs, Illinois   6 Dec 2005

I'm putting together a class for our fire department. I'm looking for a picture of Cheif Croker
— HWT, Indiana   6 Dec 2005

i really enjoyed reading the list of victims. We are learning about the fire in History of the Americas and this really interested me. I look forward to learning more about this Fire and other events during this time
— Lindsay, North Carolina   5 Dec 2005

I am a teacher of Social Studies and need more information
— DA, NY   4 Dec 2005

LOOKING FOR THE TRIANGLE MAGAZINE
— MICHEL, MONTREAL   2 Dec 2005

ilove this webside cos iam doing a project aout this & iam in the 8th grade and everything that i need is in this website
— angela aka 3x0tic, new york   1 Dec 2005

this is so sad
— corutney, binghamton   30 Nov 2005

This is a really nice site It tells a lot about the fire which we think is really sad. i hope that this site will be remembered forever
— caleb phelps of illini bluffs school, Glasford   30 Nov 2005

this site was a nice thing to do
— caleb phelps, illinois   30 Nov 2005

I have just finished the book Ashes of Roses, and it was sad to see all of those people die. Tjis site is usefull in my research for a school project.
— Amanda Esmacher, Woodbridge, VA   29 Nov 2005

I need information
— sandra mcguigan, San Antonio   28 Nov 2005

I read the book Ashes of Roses and it really touched my heart. I can't believe something this horrific could happen in the lives of so many young people. I know it happened long ago, but I think that people should remember what happened, because it was another stepping stone to the worker's rights in America. God Bless!
— Marceil Palmer, Myrtle Beach, SC   24 Nov 2005

I used this site as a requirement for an 8th grade U. S. history class. It was very thorough and incorporated primary sources. It was at their reading level too. Thanks for this useful site!
— j Benson, Illinois   23 Nov 2005

i am hurt about how many died
— kmr, texas   20 Nov 2005

Good research material.
— Tammy, Callahan, Florida   18 Nov 2005

I think it is sick, this fire killed so many, and it is so sad, looking at pictures and seeing how so many young woman died, they had their whole lives ahead of them. they could have been married and had a life. I am only 13, and i am hurt from this tragety
— Melissa , Illinois   18 Nov 2005

As the great-granddaughter of Chief Croker, I grew up with this story and have long appreciated the reforms which resulted from this tragedy. It is good to see so many people, especially students, who are still learning about this event and its effects on our lives to this day.
— Susan Croker Fisher, Madison Hts, VA   16 Nov 2005

id like to see more pictures
— kc, va   15 Nov 2005

My great aunt and her cousin were in this fire. My aunt alone survived. I thoroughly enjoyed this site. I just finished reading David von Drehle's wonderful book Triangle: The Fire That Changed AMerica. He did a brilliant job of showing the whole background of the time (politically, socially, legally, etc) in an easy to read manner. I found this site because of his book. My great aunt is listed here as a survivor (Tessa Benanti) but her cousin Vincenza Benanti was a victim. This is a remarkable memorial to all those who died.
— Jan, NY   14 Nov 2005

I study OH&S at Ryerson University and I was appalled at what I researched for this tragedy! What a terrible way to go for so many young women.
— Kim.M, Toronto,Canada   13 Nov 2005

I learned about this fire in US history 2 class i was interested in it because it was a horrible tragedy and i think it was horrible of them to lock the doors on those poor workers a lot of lives could have been saved if only they would have had fire drills or even kept the doors unlocked...
— JAM, Wisconsin   13 Nov 2005

Does your site have any information on Harrison,Mississippi
— JR, Tunica, Mississippi   12 Nov 2005

I had to write a paper on the fire for a class at college, and this site is one of the best resources out there besides Leon Stein's book. Great job!
— Jamie, Minnesota   10 Nov 2005

the triangle shirtwaste fire was horriable and i recomend reading the book Ashes Of Roses it is about 2 immigrants who got trapped in the Triangle fire and they both survived
— bb, newyork   10 Nov 2005

it was terrible. how do you sleep?
— cy, va   10 Nov 2005

I think it is crazy. I cant figure out the cause.
— jp, ny   9 Nov 2005

need more detailed pictures
— jf, lawrence   9 Nov 2005

hey this is pretty good. We are usin it in my lit class at purdue. My teacher is all about it!! Nice work
— aj, chi town   7 Nov 2005

I really liked the site and in reading the story I got chills because I could only imagine what was going through their minds since I went throught the most harrowing moment in my life when I was involved in the 9/11 incident that hit New York...what was worse was seeing people throw themselves out the windows because their was no escape and worst to see the buildings come down. I didn't even know about this incident. I don't remember studying this in school. Of course I am 58 years old and I was helping my daughter with her project.
— Gladys Perez, Brooklyn, NY   5 Nov 2005

i have test about this story and i am a student at F.D.R High shool
— ahmed ibrahim, 446 senator brooklyn n   5 Nov 2005

it was great
— jc, middletown   4 Nov 2005

I really liked this site. It really helped me in my assignment for high school. And I think this whole thing could have been avoided easily. If people cared more about safe working conditions.
— Colleen H., MO.   3 Nov 2005

Ms. Aubin made me go to this site. It is cool. It liked it.
— Liania ,11, Globeworth,AZ   3 Nov 2005

I'M RESEARCHING ON THE TRIANGLE FACTORY FIRE FOR ONE OF MY ASSIGNMENTS FOR UNIVERSITY
— MANISH PARMAR, NOTTINGHAM   3 Nov 2005

Great site. It really helped for my research paper.
— Joy Coleman, Soldiers Grove, WI   1 Nov 2005

Do you know where I can purchase the movie for educational purposes??? My e-mail DSET2@aol.com
— Diane, NY   31 Oct 2005

i think the owners of the company should have been held responsable.
— kassey coffmsn, stanton,va   31 Oct 2005

I think that the managers should have been held accountible and put to death just like the poor women and children
— Megan Fisher , Greenville,VA   31 Oct 2005

I just wanted to let you know that i really appreiciated this website being here. thank you to the original web master/ designer, and whoever else i forgot to mention put their time and mind into making this web page it has helped me tremendously with my reasearch paper on the pros and cons (if there are any. lol)of labor unions. I'll be crediting your website for some information to use as my essay's HOOK line. Thank you again. Sincerely, Northeast State Technical Community College Student. Ps. This has made my decision to become a business women.
— Ann, Tennessee   31 Oct 2005

I appreciate how the site provides a wonderful tribute to those who were lost in fire, but it was hard for me to find anything about the conditions of the workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist company before the fire.
— KT, Sacramento, CA   30 Oct 2005

i have to do a project of the fire tyhat happend on 1911 of the tringle factory
— Nataly, New York   28 Oct 2005

This web site made me feel like was there! I could almost see the flames and smell the smoke! I can't even imagine what it must have been like. I hope I never have to make a choice either to jump or burn . . . when we move in and out of our (supposedly) safe modern office buildings, we must always remember this fire and those who died. It's a pity 146 people had to die so we could be safe almost a century later!
— Susan M., Lincoln, NE   26 Oct 2005

To those interested in films about the Triangle Fire. The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, produced in 1978 by Alan Landsburg Productions, is 98 minutes long and was re-released by U.S.A. Home Video in 1985. As far as I have been able to determine it is no longer available for sale, and the company is no longer in business. More information about the video can be found at http://fly.hiwaay.net/~djberry/movies/firescan.htm. While the Kheel Center does have a copy of the film which is available for viewing by appointment, copyright compliance prohibits us from duplicating it. Other film available in the Kheel Center which cover the Triangle Factor fire at least in part include the 1950 theatrical film by the ILGWU With These Hands; the Ric Burns, New York A documentary film released in 1999, and the History Channel produced Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, This Week in History Episode #33, aired in 2001.
— Kheel Center staff,   24 Oct 2005

Bless whoever came up with this site. a horrible horrible case, you are good people to let the world have more information/pictures about this disaster, hopefully we all learn from this. Great site once again.
— JB, United States   22 Oct 2005

Be ever so thankful for the times you were born & raised and grateful to those who came before to make it this way. Say thank-you, ever day of your life!
— Sandra, Toronto, Canada   21 Oct 2005

i took a great intrest in this subject in this site has been helpful in the writing of my papers
— Emily, IL   20 Oct 2005

I read a book called from the ashes it was about this shirtwaist company. It got me really interested on the things that went on here at this factory. The book was so sad I started crying during my communication arts class. Your site is sad but a good one.
— Irish Rose, United States   20 Oct 2005

where are the triangle factiry fire laws
— alex, harrison   20 Oct 2005

The site was really good. I learned a lot and since my class is doing some research on this topic, I think it is a got site to research.
— AA, San Elizario, Tx   20 Oct 2005

does anyone know where i can find the nationalities/origins of each of the victims, or at least a few of the victims? i am writing a screenplay on the triangle factory fire, and i wanted to know more about the vicitms individually...any help would be appreciated,thanks...
— snj, lilburn,ga   19 Oct 2005

This site was really cool and i think more people should get on here and learn about the tragity of working in a sweatshop and how dangerious it can be!
— BK, hollywood,nevada   19 Oct 2005

I pray that we have sufficiantly learned from this tragidy so that it will NEVER be repeated, ever! Now all should pray for those that died in the fire.
— Trudi Larson, Newton, MA   17 Oct 2005

Great Resources. Props to Cornell.TAMUCC STUDENT.
— PGL, CORPUS CHRISTI   16 Oct 2005

this sight has really help me understand what happened in history and gave me a accurate information that i couldnt find anywhere else for my sophmore english class!! I would have done something if i was alive back then .... it is soo sad. If onlly there was another way out!! i hope that this sight can help everyone else too.
— Lisette, houston,texas   12 Oct 2005

Very insightful and accurate website for my high school senior class.
— Sharon S., St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.   10 Oct 2005

What a poiniant testimononial to this most tragic event! The story is informative and emotionally impacting. At the age of 47, this is unfortunately the first time I had heard of this fire. This story should not be lost to the ages, and the people who were lost should in fact be remembered, as their deaths actually brought about laws so that something like this would be less likely to occur in the future.
— DK, Stanton, California USA   6 Oct 2005

Im from India i just started reading the story about the fire and i really come know it must of been terrible. I was reading because i am looking for a story for U.S History
— Prasanna, India   6 Oct 2005

I am doing my coursework at college on this fire. I found the site very useful and also unbelievably moving. i couldnt make it through the site without tears.
— Laura Burton, Midlands, England   5 Oct 2005

we are reading this in TELL ME A STORY
— kmc, kc mo   30 Sep 2005

The laws that were changed regarding the 1911, New York fire
— Janelle Preuss, ceres, california   29 Sep 2005

wow i'm a jounior at high school i never imagine anybosy being that mean locking doors so people would get. this story was very interesting. there are no words to explain it.
— Tomball High School , Tomball,Texas, tomball tx   28 Sep 2005

This was a very interesting story. I was especially captured by the movie a few years ago.
— pbf, pearl, mississippi   28 Sep 2005

I had no idea that so much exploitation was happening. I read a couple of the stories about women who lived in that time period and I personally could not do half of the things those people did to survive and contribute to the family.
— MYCOOSINGH, queens village, new york   23 Sep 2005

i am watching the the news shows i can i see our changeing slowly or all these horrible things abd i kno from the start we had our major down falls and then again the rises of the United States but with 9 11 and now with the hurricans i am just scared to see whats next bc this could be a weak time for us..and i also wnated to say that i congrat all the people who survie this GREAT COUNTRY OF OUR GOD BLESS AMERICA!! AND RIP FOR ALL WHO LOSE THERE LIVES TO 9 11 AND EVERY THING IN RELATION TO IT!! WE MISS YOU!!
— Holly, Chicopee ma   23 Sep 2005

This and other sites like it are great for people to learn some of the less known yet important history of our country. Especially for current and future firefighters like myself.
— Josh, Ohio   23 Sep 2005

As editor at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, see New York Times Apr 8, 1913 historical article
— Baynon McDowell, New York   17 Sep 2005

Im from South Carolina and i was reading the story about the fire and i know it must of been terrible. I was reading because i am looking for a story for U.S History and seen this one and thought it was very interesting. Best Wishes and remember gods angels are always with you.
— Samantha Knecht, Anderson South Carolina   16 Sep 2005

i like this site, it rocks ^-^
— matt, ohio   15 Sep 2005

I really want to buy this book
— Ebony Brooks, Battle creek   15 Sep 2005

I may write a book about this tragedy, it is sadly awe-inspiring.
— M.L., South Carolina   14 Sep 2005

This is a realy sad story... But things like this have to happen so we can learn from them.. And I believe justice was not served.. 75 dollars is not the same value of a life.. Although no one can estimate the worth of life, people who work earn more than $75. Without them, they would need lots of money.
— Andera , OHIO   14 Sep 2005

This web is great!!I like the info about the Triangle Fire.I also feel so bad for the people.
— R.H, Michigan   11 Sep 2005

I am writing an article for a monthly published News Paper,Perfilamerica.com, I appreciate your effort and dedication to put all together in one website for the next generations to rememeber what happened .
— Eramis Cruz, New York   3 Sep 2005

there should be the number of women and men and children killed sepratly
— ashley , toledo ohio   1 Sep 2005

i am sorry to all the family that lose a family
— sandiego lopez, chicago   30 Aug 2005

I'm reading "Triangle the fire that changed America" for my US History Duel Credit class. What was supposed to be a summer reading turned into procrastination and a stressful "must finish the book soon" reading. In reading this book I have realized how blessed I am. I am able to grow up in a time period where things like this dont seem to exist. This book amazes me because I havent heard of the Triangle Factory Fire before. So many things are left unsaid and thankfully there are few authors that will bring attention to things that happened in the past. The thought of so many women burning in a factory sends chills up my spine. Thanks for the website, it's helped a lot with my book report. Its good to know that people out there really do care about events that aren't always mentioned in classrooms.
— ryann, texas   27 Aug 2005

I have been intrigued by the Triangle Factory Fire since seeing the movie in 79. I went to FIT (Fashion Inst. of Technology) on 27th st in Manhattan, and we studied labor unions and had to do a research project regarding them. I chose to use the Triangle Fire as my study, and learned so much from the research. If only I had this website to use as a reference, the information and stories are invaluable. My heart breaks for all those who suffered in this tragedy.
— RF, Pennsylvania   26 Aug 2005

I commend you for your excellent website, Being a native New Yorker and avid History Buff, I have been reading about this event , and doing extensive research, I was back to New york, two weeks, and stopped on Greene Street, to see that famous building, My grandmother was only ll when this happened, but she recalled to me, that it was indeed a sad day for women workers in New York, at that time. What was very sad was that the victims were perceived by the owners as immature, and did not have enough insight; as a result more women suffered and died.; Tragically, it was business as usual, not long after the tragedy.How long women have suffered, doing piece work, and those women in the labor movement, are to be applauded for improving the conditions of women everyone,
— Nancy Campion, oregon   9 Aug 2005

Great informative site, takes the place of a big encyclopedia!
— PJH, Virginia   4 Aug 2005

My grandmother was a devout union lady for the garment union after this happened. She I guess had friends that worked there, and had worked at many of the sweatshops herself. Many laws and reforms were born out of this era, i.e. this fire, the General Slocum Steamboat fire, the Titanic, and it's a shame that people have to die first before action is taken, which goes to show that big corporations' greed was behind most of these situations that could easily have been avoided. What is scary is that this continues today (has anyone taken a look at large pharmaceutical companies?)
— Carol DiNatale, Thomasville NC   1 Aug 2005

i learned about this in sixth grade and have been hooked on history ever since
— pd, alabama   31 Jul 2005

In answer to Tony Ellison, and any others who have read my book, "Triangle: The Fire That Changed America" and have the same question: Rose Freedman died in the Triangle fire as I described. Another teenager, named Rose Rosenfeld, was among the survivors who escaped by running to the roof. Years later, she married a man named Freedman and only then became "Rose Freedman." She is the person who we believe to have been the last living survivor. Rose Rosenfeld Freedman died in Los Angeles in February 2001. Thanks for reading.
— David Von Drehle, Washington, D.C.   29 Jul 2005

this is one of the sadest things to ever have happened and to think it still happens today. sweat shops and unfair treatment of worker still goes on in modern society. we can make a change fairwear.com only wear things from this site and help to make a difference in some poor workers life.
— mb, australia   28 Jul 2005

I think it is sad!
— Krista Walker, Virginia   25 Jul 2005

I am about half way through a book called Dreamland, by Kevin Baker,a fictional account of life in NYC during the early 1900's. Esther, one of the characters, works at the Triangle factory. The book describes the awful working conditions these immigrants endured. Although fiction, having seen this web site, I'm sure it is not far from the truth. I grew up in the Bronx and was familiar with this tragedy, although not in any detail. Your web site is very informative. I spent a lot of time looking at it. I'll go back to my book now and see where it's going. You've encouraged me to get a nonfiction account to read next.
— A.L.M., Kentucky   16 Jul 2005

In Von Drehle's book, he says Rose Freedman died in the fire. Other websites report that she was the last living survivor, and passed away only in 2001. Does anyone know the source of this confusion? Thanks
— Tony Ellison, San Francisco   15 Jul 2005

I must say that this story was unheard of to me until now.We've certainly have made progress and taken such outstanding stands when it comes to are rights.
— Jeanette Clary, Detroit, MI   14 Jul 2005

Great site!!! Never knew this happened.
— Abigail, Clermont, FL   11 Jul 2005

I was reading a book, which gave a passing reference to this tragedy. Your thoroughness to telling this story is to be commended. I have seldom seen such a complete examination of an incident involving greed, slavery, death and injustice in America's sometimes shameful history. Kudos to you all.
— KLW, Illinois   4 Jul 2005

About a month ago I finished reading the book, Triangle-The fire that changed america, by David Von Drehle. What a movingly written account of that terrible fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. It opened my eyes to this horrible tragedy and what had to happen for change to take place. I am going to New York City tomorrow and plan to go to Greenwich Village and see the now Brown Building, formerly the Joseph Asche Building. Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts. d.s., Bohemia, NY
— D.S., Bohemia, New York   28 Jun 2005

i never knew of this story until today, and once i found this site, i was incredibly moved by its horror. it is now three in the morning, because i could not let these girls go once i learned their fate. this tragedy bears an eerie reminiscence of the matchfactory workers, and the radiumgirls. similar tragedies, both as immediately fatal and those who kill over time, have occurred in nearly all modern nations, and catastrophes like the triangle shirtwaist fire are seen today in asian sweatshops. thank you for making this website, to make the story take such a vivid form of life for us who never knew it before, so that we may never forget these girls and men, and what they in death did for the working conditions of their successors.
— b.s., europe.   27 Jun 2005

I grew up on this story -- my mother was a member of the ILGWU (the fire was before her time, though). With people like Bush in power it can easily happen again -- what are human lives when running a factory on the cheap and making great American profits are concerned?
— Dorothy Friend, The Bronx, NY   16 Jun 2005

yeah im doing a project in school and when i looked into this i thought that it was such a tradgity. These poor women could of been saved and its just so sad, dtill to this day. But in a way it is a learning experance because if it werent for this, then we might still have the same working conditions. this is a great site to get information. i got an a on my project!
— T L C, rochester new york   13 Jun 2005

Greed and selfishness cost these lives. It is a shame that people never seem to learn from the past.
— J C V, Bronx, New York   11 Jun 2005

this is horrible
— am, chicago   10 Jun 2005

Tragedies such as the Triangle Factory are too often forgotten as was the case of the Station Nightclub in Rhode Island which claimed 100 lives on Feb. 20 2003. Again people became trapped due to inadequate exits and the lack of a fire sprinkler system. Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.
— John D, Fire Inspector, NJ   9 Jun 2005

The fire is reall interesting and this is a great website!
— C.H., New York   7 Jun 2005

great website, very infornmative, thanks a lot!!!
— mark a., NJ   2 Jun 2005

thank you
— cat, hartford   31 May 2005

informative site
— robert perez, new jersey   28 May 2005

I very much appreciate this site.
— E.c.B, San Antonio   27 May 2005

This site is excellent. It provided me with more information than any other site about the fire. Thank you
— BV, Milw., WI   26 May 2005

hey, i really like this web site. it gives me all the thingz i need. thanx!
— tammy, Marengo WI   23 May 2005

this is a horrible thing that happened in history by the pictures it is still in my mind for 2 weeks it changed my life forever and the way that i feel about the immigrants
— jd, fl   21 May 2005

thank you
— VB, NYC   21 May 2005

Great Site
— MET, Houston, TX USA   20 May 2005

I am reading a book called Ashes of Roses and doing a power point on it. I saw this web site knew it was the one I wanted. It has alot of information about the Triangle Factory and it's fire. Thank you for the great information.
— Tamara, Marengo, WI   20 May 2005

I found every thing I need for my project on this website
— Laura E.A. Darlington, ky   18 May 2005

I am reading a book called, Ashes of Roses, which is a book about the Triangle fire,and this website has helped me wonderfully and gave me even more information on this. I am glad to be studying the fire and like i said before, this site has helped me. Thank you!
— Jessica, Ashland, wisconsin   17 May 2005

Helping my granddaughter do school project you have the best info out there.
— Leila Terrell, Evanston,Illinois   15 May 2005

Doing a final exam paper great site!
— Ashia Lattice Williams, Evanston,Illinois   15 May 2005

Remarkable website. One of the best!
— Natasha, Canada   13 May 2005

We are finding information for a school project.
— kc, Idaho   11 May 2005

I would like 2 find out about this bk.
— Zoya, Ohio   10 May 2005

to Nicole - the National Fire Protection Association wrote a book call EXIT's CODE; now called the Life Safety Code and it is used world wide to make sure people have a way out of every type occupancy.
— Wanda, League City   5 May 2005

The website was very inciteful. I used the information for a social studies project. It was also very scary from the truth. It made me very emotional.
— Demitria, Lincoln, NE   5 May 2005

What happened as a result of the tragedy? I need to know for my hisroty paper.
— Nicole LoFranco, Florida   5 May 2005

in 1911 146 men and women died that day. it was to horrible for me to read the rest of my lesson in school. it was that bad that i cried. i am a boy boys hardly ever cry.
— john, bradnton fl   2 May 2005

There's no words to discibe it!
— Zoie, new york   30 Apr 2005

hey nice site. but i'm doing a project for school and i need to visit the factory, i need the address and directions. how can i attain that?
— Kierra, Brooklyn. NY   29 Apr 2005

This website it very exquizit but has nothing on Mary Drier
— KM, Northfield   25 Apr 2005

I read a book on the fire and the sounds of it were horrible to think about. And about the looks on the doors That was plain stupid.
— Alaina, Pennsylvania   21 Apr 2005

wow it ts very moving
— P.A., Miami, Fl   20 Apr 2005

My heart is sad to learn of this horrific fire.This is a cruel lesson to be learned, on the safety programs we have in place today.
— G.A., Midland,Texas   19 Apr 2005

It's still a trigic after all this how many people had to die.
— J.J, Chicago   18 Apr 2005

Still so sad and very confused.
— N.C, Texas   18 Apr 2005

what i thimk about the triangle shirtwaist factory workers is that, that was wrong because how did they put little kids to work right there and the manegers putting the lock one the door
— nv, house   14 Apr 2005

found the webpage in David Von Drehle's book. Thanks for the information.
— R.Cembor, Warwick, RI   8 Apr 2005

wow its tragic... that the immigrants died liked that trapped.
— Jacky Zhu, NY, NY   3 Apr 2005

I read a book called Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch and it was about the fire in the shirt factory. I found out it was a true story. I wanted to ry it was so sad. I wanted to find more information about it so i did. I just want to say i'm sorry for all the people who died in the fire.
— L.V, Illinois   3 Apr 2005

i am reading this book in school .i am intersted in it
— ashley stengel, abingdon m.d   3 Apr 2005

I have just learned of this tragic event and was completely moved by this website. People should never forget that lives of such young and innocent women and children were lost that day. It really makes you think.
— Gail D., Bayside, NY   30 Mar 2005

The devastation caused by such a senseless series of events is absolutely stunning. I was only 11 when I learned of the tragedy in school. The story captivated my attention and heart as it does today, 30 years later. The event still fills my eyes with tears. Those that perished did not die in vain...
— Jamie Thomas, , Long Beach CA   26 Mar 2005

Thank you for presenting the story of the continuing exploitation of young,frightened and expectant members of the American labor force. Although most corporations have outsourced these practices to third world countries, still on home soil we find workers in unsafe conditions from unliveable wages to unbreathable air.
— Jerry Anderson, Chicago.IL   25 Mar 2005

It was 94 years ago right this moment that this tragedy was taking place. I'm wondering if anybody whose interested in the Triangle Factory made a point in going to the building today in remembrance. I would if I could. Last October I was in New York City for a visit, and went and saw the building. I'm glad the building has a plaque on the outside of it, to tell people that history was changed at that location.
— Marty C., Maumee, Ohio   25 Mar 2005

truely tragic
— rf, Illinois   25 Mar 2005

The Triangle Factory Fire is a vivid reminder of how greed can rule peoples better judgement. As I read over the names of the victoms of the fire, I started to remember the similarities between the fire and 911. I felt the same greif when I read over the list of the 911 victoms. Such an unneccessary loss of life. We must never forget those whose perished in the fire. Thank you for creating this informative web site.
— A. West, Spinnerstown, PA   25 Mar 2005

Today's remembrance of the tragic Triangle Fire must be not be forgotten. The inhumanity of what happen 84 years ago and the horrific way the victims died should always be remembred and never forgotten. My prayers are with them today.
— SLT, Sacramento, CA   25 Mar 2005

In response to Toby Bey--We make every effort to update the online bibliography as we become aware of new resources and welcome suggestions for inclusion.
— Kheel Center staff,   25 Mar 2005

I previously wrote about a relative that perished in the fire. If a new movie is made, will it be posted on this website?
— toby bey, Red Bank NJ & North Pa;m Beach, Fl   25 Mar 2005

As a Union Member, such a horrific event was essential in creating better conditions for today's worker.
— Ray , Philadelphia Pa   25 Mar 2005

I just finished reading the book "TRIANGLE The fire that changed America". Truly the best I have read in a long time. Now I'm looking for the movie. I remember seeing it back in 1979. If anyone finds it please contact me at FrogLady22565@aol.com
— Mary M, Everett, Massachusetts   24 Mar 2005

Thanks for this cool website it has helped me alot with my report thanks again
— Y-it, Springville,UT   24 Mar 2005

i'm looking for my great grand mother........MOLLY BRAVERMAN OR MOLLY SINGER
— Arthur C. Flack, Michigan   24 Mar 2005

I love this website-I had to do a report on it and this website was very helpful!
— JEH, Red Lion   22 Mar 2005

My Maternal Grandmother Delores Immacolata Penza worked as an embroider in the Traingle Shirtwaist Factory. My Grandmother burnt her hand very badly while ironing a blouse she was going to wear to work and was spared from certain death since she could not go to work that day.
— Joseph Seneca, Orange,New Jersey   18 Mar 2005

Thank you so much for this beautifully presented site. My students will be visiting it next term. This site is well planned, and gives the student the opportunity to make their own critical assessment of original sources. It's just a wonderful example of the learning opportunities that can be made available via the internet. Thanks again.
— S. Collingwood, Columbus Ohio   16 Mar 2005

nothing helpful is here
— rrl, ct   14 Mar 2005

I am to play a Union Worker who witnessed the fire in "The Crimson Thread" by Mary Hanes. Thank you for this information. It's heartbreaking.
— Josephine Hall, Westminster, Colorado   12 Mar 2005

Great Teaching tool--brings history alive and makes it quite relevant
— EH, Lexington VA   10 Mar 2005

On International Women's Day, I went to the site to review it's history. There was a line about the Triangle Disaster. Curiosity brought me to this site. I went through all the emotions and as a native New Yorker I felt deeply for the victims and their families. I salute the University for their research and presentation. I especially appreciate being able to listen to the audio of the survivors' account of that fateful day. It gave me a real connection to these courageous people. Thank you.
— Tina, New Jersey   9 Mar 2005

i think this is a great site and that it gives a lot of indepth information about the fire
— Savannah, St. Louis MI   9 Mar 2005

Very moving and horrifying at the same time.
— Amanda, Indiana   8 Mar 2005

Mis felicitaciones por este sitio en Internet. Al mismo tiempo que me informa sobre el trágico evento, también me enseña a realizar investigaciones. ¡Muchas felicidades!
— Rubén Piñera, Aguascalientes, México   8 Mar 2005

This site is very informal. I appreciate the universtiy sponsoring this report.
— Steve , Munster   7 Mar 2005

I just finished reading Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch in which she credits thise siite. What a tragedy! I thank you for making the information available online.
— VLK, New Hope, VA   6 Mar 2005

this is a wonderfull page about the Triangle Factory Fire
— Ernesto, Roswell, NM   2 Mar 2005

I found this site after reading the original article whick was very interesting and I wanted to use this for my presentation to my fellow classmates.
— Olay Viloria, Sacramento, CA   2 Mar 2005

I was horrified when I had first started learning about the Triangle Factory Fire. I am now eager as ever to find out more about it! Great site.
— Melissa, Altamonte Springs, Florida   1 Mar 2005

Thank you for your site. since that fire it shows how more advanced we have become in our technialigy. It was a hororrible thing that happened
— M.C., D,Tx   28 Feb 2005

this was a very horrible and historical event.sad but true it is
— chelsey cooksey , texas   28 Feb 2005

a tragedy that will not be repeated...god willing
— michelle smith, houston texas   28 Feb 2005

this site was not so much helpfull to me because it didnt quite tell me where the fire started and whatcaused it i really think that you need to specify everthing
— Tiffany, Aztec   28 Feb 2005

It is awful to see how people had to work in order to make a miserable pay, to live of. Especially those that past away, thankfully laws have changed. Even though not all factories always abide by them
— NAQ, Nebraska   26 Feb 2005

I visited this site because i just finished reading a teen novel called ASHES OF ROSES about this fire. It's one of the most motivating books I've ever read. I don't know how I managed to get through school without hearing this story, but I'm a teacher, and the kids I teach will know this story.
— aimee, georgia   25 Feb 2005

This websited was very helpfull in my search for the roots of child labor laws.
— meredith, Oklahoma   25 Feb 2005

what did the triangle fire change in cities?
— hager ismail , 2627 w.farragut   24 Feb 2005

My paternal grandmother, Celia Walker, worked on the 9th floor of the TSF and survived the fire. I'm thrilled to see a website that honors those that were less fortunate that day, and keeps alive the memory of a seminal event in US history. Thank you!
— Steve Friedman, New York   23 Feb 2005

nice website!! thanx for the help
— Na'ama, Phoenix, Arizona   22 Feb 2005

Thank you for all of the helpful information you have provided. It really helped me get through my research project. The student tips were great too.
— NPK, Omaha, NE   21 Feb 2005

The fire devastates me, I feel so bad for those inocent people. if only we could turn back time.
— EMilton, Nebraska   21 Feb 2005

I feel bad for the people who died in the Triangle Factory Fire.
— Julberte Armand, New York   20 Feb 2005

I just finished reading a book called "Ashes of Roses", the main character was an employee at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. She survived, although her three best friends parished in the fire. Two of them jumped to their death, and one attempted to save an elderly italian woman and was burned. Her father had to identify her at the morgue near the pier. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in reading about the life of a Triangle Factory survivor. This is probably my most favorite book.
— Abby Jessen, Wyandotte, MI   18 Feb 2005

this website helps soooooooo much with my report, thanks!
— Jay, Glendale, NY   17 Feb 2005

nice website!
— john nothen, west bend, wi   17 Feb 2005

Your website is an excellent resource to learn about the Triangle Factory Fire and how it shocked and sparked the United States to closely examine labor relations in the United States. Use of primary sources very accuratly supports the text, and the site is designed exceptionally well, easily guiding vistors through the material.
— G. Kocken, Eau Claire, Wisconsin   13 Feb 2005

Using your pictures as part of visual aid with teaching the Industrial Era in America
— Faye Moore, Chambersburg PA   13 Feb 2005

I am reading the testimony between the NYC Fire Chief and the Fire Marshall before the Factory Investigation Commission for my History 202 class. I will be analyzing its reputability as a source.
— Maggie Batz, Red Creek, New York   12 Feb 2005

I'm just learning about this in social studies. This is a very sad site.
— Katelynd DuBois, New York   9 Feb 2005

I was researching the fire as it is often referred to as a pivotal occurrence that lead to the creation of International Women's Day - a day that is marked around the world-except in the US. I am du e to give a speech here and the Brazilian referrences say that the fire was set on purpose to punish striking girls. Some of the local sources say that police locked the girls in and burned them alive. This has, therefore been an invaluable tool to setting the record straight. I thank you for the wonderful organization and display.
— DCH, Brasília Brazil   9 Feb 2005

is a very good website
— L.G, Florida   9 Feb 2005

I never thought that a business could be so cruel to its employees. I can't believ