Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

March 25th marks the centenary of an event that galvanized workers' rights and the fledgling fashion industry in America, in addition to serving as a catalyst for workplace safety, employees rights and women's rights in the workplace, among other labor issues. 

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York's Greenwich Village claimed the lives of 146 garment workers — all young women, most of them immigrants in their teens — in a tragedy that HBO is remembering in a documentary tonight.Continue reading...