Date of Award

1-2014

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts

Department

Theatre

First Advisor

Larry Quiggins

Second Advisor

Emily Jones

Third Advisor

Donnell B. Walsh

Abstract

T71e Triangle Factory Fire Project brin.gs to light one or the worst industrial accidents in the history of New York City. The lives of 142 young immigrant workers were lost in a literal inferno, greatly due to the lack of safety regulations within the factory. Witness statements and actuc:11 transcript from the trial of factory co-owners Max Blanck and Isaac Harris illustrate the events that brought about some of the greatest change in safety regulations in American history.

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