Title: Triangle Waist Company
Description: Jennifer Castillo tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, describing the factory’s history, its poor safety conditions and commemorating its immigrant garment worker victims. She includes speculation that building owners Isaac Harris and Max Blanck intentionally set the fire to collect over $60,000 of insurance money. Castillo details the effects of the fire on factory safety regulations and laws as well as on women’s labor unions like the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, comparing them to the current state of women’s working conditions. Triangle Waist Company is binded with three metal binder rings and decorated with clip art, glitter doodles, and silver Sharpie throughout. Positive classmate commentary is filed alongside it, written on post-its. –Grace Li
Subjects: Students, History and criticism, Labor unions, City University of New York. City College, City University of New York, Triangle Shirtwaist Company, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. Local 89 (New York, N.Y.), International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Time periods: 20th century