What this tragedy did to propel workers' rights is beyond measure. And the stories are truly heartbreaking. Why is it that something horrific needs to happen before good can happen? They had to sit at their machines for their entire shifts without even bathroom breaks. The doors were locked so that the supervisors could check their purses for scraps of material and thread before they would be allowed to leave. And these conditions were improvements over other places. It's sickening.
NYC Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the Women's Rights Movement
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Once again health and social safety nets are being challenged here and around the world. Look at the mining accidents that took lives in the past few years and you see safety requirements being ignored. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns need mention here for their work on equal voting rights and their victory on June 4th, 1919, the 19th Amendment moves forward.