Wednesday, Oct. 8Objective:• We will investigate the

dangers of unregulated working conditions, laissez-faire policies toward big business, and child labor, and the reaction of Labor Unions and the National Government.

Agenda:• Warm Up• Triangle Shirtwaist

Factory• Book work• What did you learn

in School?

Warm UpOrange Desk: Get MaterialsPink Desk: RecorderYellow Desk: Clean UpGreen Desk: Gather handouts

1. What is the definition of Regulations?

2. Were there very many Regulations in the work place from the 1890s-1900s?

3. How is Jacob Riis’ “How the Other Half Lives” similar to Upton Sinclaire’s novel, The Jungle.

4. How did many of the working/lower class citizens survives with such low wages and harsh hours of working in the factories? (provide three examples of they were able to continue to live).

Triangle Shirtwaist

Child LaborChild Labor

Average Shirtwaist Worker’s Week

Average Shirtwaist Worker’s Week

51 hours or less 4,554 5%52-57 hours 65,033 79%58-63 hours 12,211 15%Over 63 hours 562 1%

Total employees, men and women 82,360

“The Shirtwaist Kings”Max Blanck and Isaac Harris

“The Shirtwaist Kings”Max Blanck and Isaac Harris

Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryAsch Building, 8th and 10th Floors

Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryAsch Building, 8th and 10th Floors

Typical NYC Sweatshop, 1910

Typical NYC Sweatshop, 1910

Typical NYC Sweatshop, 1910Typical NYC Sweatshop, 1910

Typical NYC Sweatshop, 1910

Typical NYC Sweatshop, 1910

Typical NYC Sweatshop, 1910

Typical NYC Sweatshop, 1910

Inside the Building After the FireInside the Building After the Fire

Most Doors Were LockedMost Doors Were Locked

Crumpled Fire Escape, 26 DiedCrumpled Fire Escape, 26 Died

10th Floor After the Fire10th Floor After the Fire

Dead Bodies on the SidewalkDead Bodies on the Sidewalk

Relatives Review Bodies145 Dead

Relatives Review Bodies145 Dead

Protestors March to City HallProtestors March to City Hall

Labor Unions March as MournersLabor Unions March as Mourners

Out of the AshesOut of the AshesÔ ILGWU membership surged.

Ô NYC created a Bureau of FirePrevention.

Ô New strict building codes werepassed.

Ô Tougher fire inspection ofsweatshops.

Ô Growing momentum of support for women’s suffrage.

History of the Needlecraft Industry by Ernest Feeney, 1938

History of the Needlecraft Industry by Ernest Feeney, 1938

Are the Changes Good or Bad?As the American Economy shifted from agriculture (farms) to manufacturing (factories), technology seemed to transform everyone’s lives for the better…Or did it?...

Doesn’t it seem strange that all the technologies that we

researched and modern work forces seem to create more

turmoil than good?Cotton Gin- allowed more slaves to pick threw more cotton making the slave owners more money to buy

more slaves.Printing Press- required more people to work harder to create more books.Sewing Machine- created more jobs

and a higher demand for more clothes

Many inventions are intended to make everyday life easir, but the unintended consequesnces can

out weigh the purpose.

The Life of an ImmigrantStep One:Go to http://www.tenement.org/education_lessonplans.html and click on the “Become an Immigrant” online activity. Put your headphones on!Step Two: Click on “Come Inside” at the bottom of the page and listen to the Intro. Step Three:Begin the activity. Read the directions carefully, as you must complete each component. Pay attention to the images and options at the bottom of the screen.Step Four:Please respond to the following questions as you listen to Victoria and explore the site.Step Five:Once you are done with the Life of an Immigrant activity, you can start on the book work about Labor Unions.

What Did You Learn In School?

1. How did the Triangle Shirtwaiste Factory Fire spark the creation of Labor Unions?