Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

On March 25, 1911, 146 workers — mostly young immigrant women — died in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire because the doors were locked from outside. Von Drehle traces the fire from its cause through its political aftermath, which included the labour laws that shaped modern America. The owners were acquitted. The industry lobby has never stopped winning. These women died for gains we are now watching be unmade.