The Uprising of 20,000: The NY Shirtwaist Workers Go On Strike

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
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WGBH GBH AMEX American Experience N.Y. Shirtwaist Factory Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Clara Lemlich immigrants immigration industrialization New York City union laborers strikes Cooper Union International Ladies Garment Workers Union Max Blanck Isaac Harris democracy United States U.S. History Collection U.S. history us history history social studies American history ushist22
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History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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The Uprising of 20,000: The NY Shirtwaist Workers Go On Strike

Learn how an effort to improve garment workers' wages, hours, and working conditions began with the women working in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City in 1909, in this video adapted from Triangle Fire | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. The strike they organized ultimately spread throughout the garment industry and resulted in the largest work stoppage in the city’s history.
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PBS Learning Media

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