What did you think about the causes of the fire and the social, political and legal fall out afterwards? Was the martyrdom of the workers worth it? Why do you think progressive change took so long?

Chapter 17 History Forum and Chapter 18 History Forum

Watch the video the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABBwNxgBHw**

1) For the Triangle Fire, write a Reaction essay. First, describe what happened and why. How would you have responded had you been a worker in the factory, a journalist covering the fire, the relative of one of the workers, or one of the owners of the factory? What did you think about the causes of the fire and the social, political and legal fall out afterwards? Was the martyrdom of the workers worth it? Why do you think progressive change took so long?