In this photo, Minnie looks young to me. The Weiner family, including Triangle workers Rosie and Katie, came here from Russia in 1902, I think, and if their sister was 24 when the Triangle Factory Fire happened in 1911, I’d say here Minnie’s 17 or 18 years old.

Courtesy of : Suzanne Pred Bass, photo by Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani

Tags: Family, Garment Industry, Immigrant, Women