another talk

 
daisy lopez fitz

in loving memory, age 26

died march 25, 1911

triangle shirtwaist

fire

today is nyc's annual commemoration of the triangle shirtwaist factory fire. i documented this chalking on my way to meeting greg for a talk at wnyc's greene space on varick street, hosted in collaboration with the tenement museum. 

on the stage were historians annie polland, annelise orleck, author of common sense and a little fire: women and working class politics in the united states, and margaret chin, author of sewing women: immigrants and the new york city garment industry. details about the triangle fire and its aftermath were discussed along with the role of unions, women's suffrage and immigration.