Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fir

Reading about the fire in the New York Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that was a pretext to fight to open people’s eyes was shocking. One hundred forty-eight women died in that catastrophic event! You don’t need to stretch your imagination to see them dying, screaming, choking, and running, crying in agony! We also read that it was COMMON to close people who work hours a day, many days a week, so they won’t steal! Next time I will walk by Washington Place and Greene Str. I will make sure to stop for a moment. The caste system in India is so common to talk about. Those facts of workers living for the most negligible pay are our shared knowledge and something we know exists. It is slavery, and I will never get anything from G.A.P. again! The cast stem is a power abuse, like patriarchy, religion, and many other ways. The one who profits and feels strangers build a structure, and we know that wrong can sound right sometimes, like when I Listen to Natanianhu’s speeches!he women who collaborated to make the change happen are soldiers and great people. Voice is a powerful tool. History should be retold again and again, and now we know more about non-white women who suffered tremendously but also fought bravely and were not giving up. On the other hand, there is a balance. Video of women in the suffrage movement when I heard and read about Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a person I had never heard of before. Her stoic dedication and intelligence bring a feeling of hope. Understanding problems we may not think about via a personal story is empowering. We should know that Afro-American women had a different battleground in history. The Equal Rights Amendment still needs to be put in the Law – such a simple request! We now understand how vital that Amendment is; perhaps we could help. 

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