Saturday, April 6, 2013

On this date in 1911, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union organized a...


On this date in 1911, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union organized a funerary procession to honor the 146 women workers killed in the devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that March 25th. More than 120,000 marched through rainy lower Manhattan, and 300,000 lined the streets to watch.

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