Question: How did The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 impact New York City at the time and to what extent did it influence the safety regulations and laws passed later on? Causes and preventions: Groups such as the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) and the Womens' Trade Union League (WTUL) fought for better working conditions and protective legislation. Fire inspections and precautions were woefully inadequate at the time. The Triangle Fire tragically illustrated these inadequacies. …showed first 75 words of 633 total…

…showed last 75 words of 633 total…cornell.edu/trianglefire/ This web exhibit presents original documents and secondary sources on the Triangle Fire, held by the Cornell University Library. They are housed in the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Cornell University Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections also contributed to the exhibit. You will find original documents, oral histories, and photographs. You can hear and read first-hand accounts by survivors.