March 25, 1911. A dropped cigarette on the eighth floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory adjacent to New York City’s Washington Square started the fire. Doors were locked — and one opened inward. So 53 workers (mostly young women) jumped, 19 fell down the elevator shaft, more than 20 fell from the fire escape and […]
Judy Baston
Judy Baston is a longtime volunteer for the Jewish Community Library.