A historic resource that I thought was really interesting and stood out to me was all the information that was in the Cornell University website about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. This website stood out to me because it was full of information about this topic. It had articles from the survivors of the fire, a 3-D model of the building, a gallery of photos of the workers and working conditions, it said the story of the fire, interviews with survivors and witnesses, and so much more.
Resource: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/
In the Industrialization Newspaper project I've been able to learn a lot more about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This has been one of the most interesting stories I've read so far. It was interesting and also sad to learn about the horrible working conditions back then. The workers were paid from $6-$10 per week. They had to work 6 days per week for more than 12 hours every day. They were also looked inside the company while they worked. The workers had to go through all of this because most of them were immigrant women who had just go to America and were looking forward to a new life, so they thought this was okay. It was also interested how the owners, Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, were not found guilty although there were many witnesses stating that the doors were locked. Overall, the whole Triangle Shirtwaist Factory story was very interesting.
After reading about the harsh working conditions at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory and reading about all the things the workers had to go through, I really think it was mostly the owners' fault that a lot of girls died on the day of the fire. Because if the doors hadn't been locked then they would have probably been able to escape and probably 146 women and men wouldn't have died on that day. Also, if they hadn't made them work on Saturdays or work so much hours that wouldn't have probably happened or it wouldn't have been that bad.
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