The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which occurred on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City’s history. How sad that this had to happen to those girls and women, they were trapped. The lack of safety measures, such as sprinklers, in the building is evidence of how the owners treated the workers. It is a tragedy that these brave women and girls did not evacuate the burning building safely. We should never forget the bravery of the workers who fought for better working conditions. In short, I think the ERA is a great idea. I think that it is long overdue, and that women should have equal rights in this country. I think that it will help to make women feel more secure, and more likely to take risks and pursue their dreams. The current legal system is unfair to women, and the ERA would help to change that. i hope all these historical issues come to and end and make the changes that we all have been fighting for its about time for some change.

Watching the videos and reading about the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire made me feel sad and it was very eye-opening. The lack of security and sprinklers in the building is evidence of how the owners of the company did not value their workers and probably didn’t see the women in the factory as personal human beings besides being their workers. It’s very unfair that in the end, the company owners ended up being “not guilty” when they should’ve protected their workers and made sure the building had everything necessary in case of an emergency. I think that it’s really good that since then, workers’ security and rights have been prioritized, preventing exploitation and improving the conditions in which they work. However, tragedies like this shouldn’t happen in order to guarantee workers and people in general their rights. Even though in the United States there are unions and other organizations that protect workers’ rights, it is heartbreaking to see that in developing countries that is not the case, like in Bangladesh, where happened almost the same thing that in the United States one hundred years ago. It was terrible to see the conditions in which these women work. Also, to see how little they get paid when these big brands gain a lot from their clothes was very shocking. I had an idea about all of this happening, but I wasn’t completely aware of how awful everything is. I have heard that mostly, fast-fashion companies like Shein or Pretty Little Thing, are the ones that have their manufacturers working in really poor conditions. I think that something that we commonly don’t do is to investigate the brands where we buy our clothing and see the conditions of their manufacturers, we should start doing this more often.

Wow, this was a great article. I accidentally read it last week, but repeated this week to freshen up. I had no idea about ERA, nor that it’s a bill that was never passed. It is unbelievable to think that we still, 115 years later, can not bring ourselves to add equality to the constitution.

On that note, it is incredible the amount of time and dedication goes into what each and every women put into this fight thats been going on for over 100 years (if not more).