Welcome to Litsy!

This book outlines the circumstances leading up to the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire, the event itself, and the aftermath, including laws requiring workplace safety measures we take for granted today. It's a good example of the purpose of government intervention when businesses refuse to protect employees and the public and of how easily elected officials can ignore the needs of those who lack political power.

"There was a stricken conscience of public guilt and we all felt that we had been wrong, that something was wrong with that building which we had accepted or the tragedy never would have happened."

Replace "building" with "system," and this is the reaction I hope we eventually feel about this pandemic.

Side note: I once dressed as Frances Perkins. She is a woman I admire for her steadfast commitment to speaking up for those often ignored.

#NFNov Book 1
Bingo card prompt "Audiobooks"
@rsteve388 @Clwojick

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I finished my first audiobook today for #NFNov. There's a lot of information about immigration, workplace reform, unions, and the women's right to vote in this book. I wish there was more about the fire itself. #TIL fact: the Triangle fire was the deadliest workplace accident until 911.
@Clwojick @rsteve388

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was a preventable tragedy. The deadliest workplace fire in New York until 9/11, its aftermath led to workplace reform as subsequent strikes demanded laws to protect workers.

Marrin recounts the events and conditions that lead to the creation of NYC sweatshops, explains the causes of the fire, and narrates the investigations that followed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️