When: 1911
Where: Downtown New York
Who: Immigrant worker women
What: workers constantly sneak out of factory for a break -> owner gets mad -> locks them into building -> fire one day -> women can’t get out and elevator breaks (tons of women die there -> women have to jump out of building, fire department ladders don’t go high enough -> it’s in downtown NYC, so everyone sees it
Significance: Progressive legislation for worker safety (and owner of factory gets off free for the murder of the workers)
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