146 Names: How We Remember the Triangle Fire

On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out on the eighth floor of the Asch Building in Greenwich Village, New York. The top three floors housed the Triangle Waist Company, a factory where approximately 500 workers, mostly young immigrant women and girls, labored to produce fashionable cotton blouses, known as “waists.” Caused by inadequate fire safety regulations, the fire killed 146 workers. The Triangle fire, and the resulting movement for change, were pivotal in shaping workers' rights and unions.

In this panel, four NJCU Triangle fire course alums (Sophia Burns, Thomas Deignam, Jimena Figueroa Martinez, and Radha Rench), Professors Edvige Giunta and Jacqueline Ellis, and Dr. Jason Martinek reflect on the powerful memory work the Triangle fire inspires.

For more information, contact Professor Edvige Giunta at egiunta@njcu.edu.