It was terrible learning about the Triangle Sweatshirt Factory fire. Seeing how people fell to their deaths in the second video was hard to get through. I believe everything could’ve been avoided if the working conditions were safer and realistic. One exit in the entire building because the second was blocked sounds like they didn’t care if the women had to escape under any circumstances. Those women were unfortunately suffering long before, due to the unhealthy work schedule they were given. It gives me insight on sweatshops today, and how fast fashion comes from men and women working under unfair conditions. The reading on the ERA brought up an interesting argument by Phyllis Schlafly, a woman who opposes the ERA. She believes it will take away the traditional American family, where the women can stay home and be a wife and mother comfortably. I disagree, but the points she brings up aren’t completely wrong. She states that the ERA will lead to a future of gender neutral bathrooms. Today, that is a controversial topic. Many women disagree with men and women being equal to that extent. I believe Schlafly was correct when she said the ERA would cause things that women may not be happy about. After watching the videos, I think sweatshops around the world deserve justice also. Americans shop fast fashion almost everyday without thinking about the people who made the clothes, struggling to make ends meet in their families. We learn about sweatshops in the states throughout history, but many choose to ignore that it’s still happening in other places also.