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Von Driehle’s Triangle tells the story of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, which killed 146 garment workers, many of them young immigrant women, on March 25, 1911.

Historians point to the fire as a critical turning point in US history: for the lives and well-being of workers, for the US labor movement, for the rights and protections of women and immigrants, and for the relationship between the government and business. These scholars tell us that the fire was a watershed moment, one that marked a turning point in the way we think about individual rights and security interests in this country.

In this essay, you are to select one of the following groups and make an argument about whether the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was, indeed, this watershed.

1. Women
2. Immigrants
3. Workers
4. Industrialists (factory owners)
5. Government

Did the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire reshape our landscape, or was it a point of continuity for your chosen group?

This is an analytical essay. You are to offer a clear argument at the beginning of your paper, and support your thesis with direct evidence from the text. Cite all evidence to avoid concerns of plagiarism. Primary voice (“I”) is not permitted.

It must be in Chicago format ONLY.

It must be 800 – 1,000 words in length.

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