The Factory Girls: A Kaleidoscopic Account of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

by Christine Seifert

The twentieth century ushered in a new world filled with a dazzling array of consumer goods. Even the poorest immigrant girls could afford a blouse or two. But these same immigrant teens toiled away in factories in appalling working conditions. Their hard work and sacrifice lined the pockets of greedy factory owners who were almost exclusively white men. The tragic Triangle Waist Factory fire in 1911 resulted in the deaths of over a hundred young...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1942186452
• ISBN13: 9781942186458
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Zest Books (Tm)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary