The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City is seen as one of the worst manufacturing accidents in United States’ history. On March 25, 1911, the unsafe practices of the owners led to the unnecessary deaths of 146 people. In her interview, Rose Cohen, one survivor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, depicted the experience as gruesome. She recounted that she cried for hours and days at a time while dreaming of falling from a window, screaming. Most likely, Cohen dreamt of falling from…
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