Politics + Activism
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Object # 188
1912
The official report on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by the Red Cross Emergency Relief Committee of the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York. Published 1912. Details actions taken by Red Cross officials in the days following the fire, which primarily concerned securing relief grants for families of victims (injuries as well as fatalities). Report enters into specific details both for families that were given aid and those that were denied it. The full PDF is available in the resources section below.