Shirtwaist Kings
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Shirtwaist Kings was the nickname given to the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, notorious for their role in one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history and emblematic of exploitative early 20th-century garment industry practices.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Asch Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
labor reform in the United States
ⓘ
sweatshops ⓘ workplace safety regulation ⓘ |
| associatedWithDate | 1911-03-25 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Triangle Waist Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employerOf |
immigrant garment workers
ⓘ
young women workers ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
notorious factory owners
ⓘ
profit-driven at expense of worker safety ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Progressive Era labor struggles in the United States ⓘ |
| industry |
garment industry
ⓘ
shirtwaist manufacturing ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of fire and building safety codes in New York
ⓘ
public outrage over industrial working conditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | acquittal in criminal trial after Triangle fire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploitative labor practices
ⓘ
role in one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history ⓘ unsafe factory conditions ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Isaac Harris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Max Blanck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
exploitative early 20th-century garment industry practices
ⓘ
industrial-era sweatshop conditions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
contemporaneous press
ⓘ
labor activists ⓘ later historians of labor and industry ⓘ |
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