American Experience

Triangle Fire

Documentary · History

S23, E8: The Triangle Fire chronicles the fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killing one hundred and forty-eight young women and forever changed the relationship between labor and industry in the United States. A relationship that is still in question today as Americans re-examine the balance between the welfare of citizens and the motivations of global capitalism.

Feb 27, 2011 · 52m

Information

Released
2011
Run Time
52 min
Rated
TV-PG
© 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.