3 pages The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire was a pivotal moment in the history of the United States, and reflects the impulses behind the Progressive Movement. It revealed both the glaring lack of safety standards and the precarity of workers in their places of employment, and directly stimulated important reforms in labor and safety laws. Read (or listen) the following two speeches by women concerned about workplace safety: by Rose Schneiderman (1911) immediately after the event, and by Frances Perkins in 1964, looking back on the events. Drawing on these sources, the film, and the textbook, and using specific examples to prove your points, consider the significance of the event and the impact it had. What about this incident made it particularly important and what changed as a result? How did the attitudes and impulses of Progressivism contribute to shaping the impact and significance of the fire? How would you characterize the Progressive Movement and its continued significance or relevance today?
Your report can be made in any of the formats listed above. It should made specific reference to the film Triangle Fire (be sure to watch the version linked to the D2L site) and to each of the documents linked to the assignment. It should not summarize the film AT ALL, except to describe the specific references it makes. Rather, it should analyze the questions posed and present your answers. Cite all sources used in the report (any citations system is acceptable, as long as it is consistent and makes sense–if you don’t know how to cite or what I mean, please ask). All work on this report must be your own; the use of unauthorized assistance, including AI, is not acceptable under any circumstances.
Citations for film and textbook:
Wignot, J. (Director). (2011). Triangle Fire [Video file]. PBS. Retrieved May 17, 2024, from Kanopy. Accessed [date].
The American Yawp, Chapter [#]. http://www.americanyawp.com/index.html. Accessed [date].
Lectures of Frances Perkins, Collection /3047, 30 September 1964, Cornell University, Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Ithaca, NY. https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/primary/lectures/FrancesPerkinsLecture.html. Accessed [date].
Rose Schneiderman speech at the Metropolitan Opera House meeting to protest the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire April 2, 1911. From: Leon Stein, ed., Out of the Sweatshop: The Struggle for Industrial Democracy (New York: Quadrangle/New Times Book Company, 1977), pp. 196-197. https://jwa.org/media/excerpt-from-rose-schneidermans-april-2-1911-speech. Accessed [date].
When using the above citations, please insert the required information into the square brackets and delete the square brackets.
