Triangle Fire - New York, NY
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N 40° 43.795 W 073° 59.719
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One of a few plaques on the Triangle Shirtwaist Building on the NYU campus.
Waymark Code: WMTVAG
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2017
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The plaque says, "On this site, 146 workers lost their lives in the triangle shirtwaist company fire on March 25, 1911. Out of their martyrdom came new concepts of social responsibility and labor legislation that helped make American working conditions the finest in the world."
Civil Right Type: Gender Equality (includes women's suffrage)
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