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History:International Ladies’ Garment Union is formed.
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History: The Women's Trade Union is Formed
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History: Incident at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory creates a walk out of 400 employees
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Book: Gussie was part of union strike
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History: Clara Lemlich calls for a strike at the Copper union meeting
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History: Cloak Maker's Strike
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Book: Rose and her family arrive in New York
Joseph and Da have to go back to Ireland. Her mother, sisters and Rose move in with uncle Patrick Image from wikipedia -
Book: Rose gets her first job at the sweatshop
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Book: Ma and Bridget return to Ireland
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Book: Rose and her sister rent a room at Gussie's
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Book: Rose quits a job
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Book: Rose gets a job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
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History: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory catches on fire and 146 employees die.
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Book: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Rose escapes the fire, but Gussie and 145 other employees perish. image from wikipedia -
History: Angry Protests
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History: Owners, Harris and Blank were indicted on charges of manslaughter.
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History: New York Legislators establish FIC to investigate safety and working conditions
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History: Harris and Blank were aquitted of the charges
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History: New York Legislature passed 8 bills that covered a wide range of conditions and industrial dangers affecting workers
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History: FIC recommends 28 new bills, 25 passed
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History: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory ceased operations
