Homework 10/22/10

Being an American citizen in 1911 after reading the Triangle report, I would be a little concerned and scared. I would be scared because of the countless young people that died from one fire and the fact that many of them were as young as 15. It would also frighten me that the public thought this was a "fire-proof" building and that people were suffering for 30 minutes while the blaze was trying to be put out. My biggest concern would be that people were still working in these inhumane working conditions and that this was not the factory's first fire. I think action is definitely needed. Many buildings should have fire sprinklers installed and fire escapes should be located.

The events at the Triangle factory tie into the Progressive Era because of the harsh working conditions that people were fighting to eliminate, caused a holocaust. It shows that inhumane working conditions were not the best and that people didn't do anything to change them until a horrible event like the fire happened.