Lucy Fights the Flames
Title | Lucy Fights the Flames PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Kathleen Gilbert |
Publisher | Capstone |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 2019-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1496587596 |
In 1911, fourteen-year-old Lucy Morelli lives with her parents, older brother, and several youngers siblings in a crowded apartment in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Lucy dreams of going to college, but her Italian immigrant family relies heavily on her income from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to survive. Lucy finds the factory work boring, but the working conditions are better than many other jobs. But when Lucy and her best friend, Rosie, head to work one Saturday in March, everything changes. Fire breaks out in the factory, and the doors are locked, trapping hundreds of workers inside. Lucy must battle the flames to save her own life -- and Rosie's. Readers can learn the real story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, one of the deadliest industrial disaster's in U.S. history, from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.
Lucy Fights the Flames
Title | Lucy Fights the Flames PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Kathleen Gilbert |
Publisher | Stone Arch Books |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2019-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1496583914 |
In 1911, fourteen-year-old Lucy Morelli lives with her parents, older brother, and several youngers siblings in a crowded apartment in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Lucy dreams of going to college, but her Italian immigrant family relies heavily on her income from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory to survive. Lucy finds the factory work boring, but the working conditions are better than many other jobs. But when Lucy and her best friend, Rosie, head to work one Saturday in March, everything changes. Fire breaks out in the factory, and the doors are locked, trapping hundreds of workers inside. Lucy must battle the flames to save her own life -- and Rosie's. Readers can learn the real story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, one of the deadliest industrial disaster's in U.S. history, from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Fight for Workers' Rights
Title | The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Fight for Workers' Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Gilbert |
Publisher | Capstone Press |
Pages | 33 |
Release | 2020-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1496686888 |
In November 1909, thousands of factory workers walked off the job to protest the terrible working conditions in New York City factories. Joining the picket lines was dangerous, with thugs and police officers harassing picketers, but the protests stirred action. Many factory owners finally agreed to some of the workers' demands and improved conditions. But nothing changed for workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, and those workers would pay a high price for the company's dangerous conditions. In 1911, a devastating fire swept through the Triangle factory, killing 146 workers. In the months following the tragedy, the rights of workers finally gained real traction as the state government formed a safety commission and enacted new safety laws.
Fire at the Triangle Factory
Title | Fire at the Triangle Factory PDF eBook |
Author | Holly Littlefield |
Publisher | Millbrook Press |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1996-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780876148686 |
Two fourteen-year-old girls, sewing machine operators at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, are caught in the famous Triangle fire of 1911.
Talking to the Girls
Title | Talking to the Girls PDF eBook |
Author | Edvige Giunta |
Publisher | New Village Press |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2022-03-22 |
Genre | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS |
ISBN | 1613321503 |
"Candid and intimate accounts of the factory-worker tragedy that shaped American labor rights. On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out on the eighth floor of the Asch Building in Greenwich Village, New York. The top three floors housed the Triangle Waist Company, a factory where approximately 500 workers, mostly young immigrant women and girls, labored to produce fashionable cotton blouses, known as "waists." The fire killed 146 workers in a mere 15 minutes but pierced the perpetual conscience of citizens everywhere. The tragedy of the fire, and the resulting movements for change, were pivotal in shaping workers' rights and unions. This book is a collection of stories from writers, artists, activists, scholars, and family members of the Triangle workers. Nineteen contributors offer a collective testimony: a written memorial to the Triangle victims"--
The Industrial Revolution
Title | The Industrial Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Therese Harasymiw |
Publisher | Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 106 |
Release | 2021-07-15 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1502660911 |
When people talk about the Industrial Revolution, they tend to point to the positives. Electric lighting, washing machines, cars—the list of things from this period that have improved people’s lives around the world is seemingly endless. However, the negative effects of this historical turning point, such as climate change and oil depletion, are frequently glossed over. Through detailed maps and in-depth sidebars, this volume examines the lasting worldwide impact, both positive and negative, of the Industrial Revolution. This allows readers to think critically about history, which they’re challenged to do through chapter questions.
Laughs, Luck-- and Lucy
Title | Laughs, Luck-- and Lucy PDF eBook |
Author | Jess Oppenheimer |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780815604068 |
The creator of "I Love Lucy" gives an inside view of television's "golden age," as well as the last days of radio entertainment.