Webquest for Triangle shirtwaist factory:
Access this website and complete the questions down below:
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/primary/index.html
*make sure you are under primary sources*
1.
Using the testimonials, explain life in the sweatshops by Rose Cohen and Clara Lemich. Give
evidence that supports your explanation
2.
Choose 1 news article and write a brief description of the new account. Give credit to your
source.
3.
Under Mourning and Protest, read -Ladies' Garment Worker, September 1911, "Echoes from
the Triangle Fire". Explain how the committee wants to cooperate with the fire victims and
seeks changes with the shirtwaist factories. Give evidence within your answer.
4.
Click the heading legacy and then under related sources click the article fire dangers and fire
protection. Read through the document and explain the problems that the report found. Use
evidence to write a claim supporting the fact that there were still problems within building after
triangle shirtwaist factory.