Uprising, the triangle shirtwaist factory fire #7

 One of my favorite books that I have read is a novel called Uprising. It follows the lives of three women as they navigate New York City in the early 1900s. They were all connected to a shirtwaist factory in downtown Manhattan. Now for those who don't know there was a terrible fire there in 1911 that killed hundreds of people and caused many different fire safety updates across the United States. The book follows these three women who are all living completely different lives but are connected by this factory. One is an immigrant finding her way for her and her sister in a new place. Another is and American working there who is a big part of the protest for better job conditions and pay. The last girl comes from a rich family who is connected to the owners of the factory. This book does such a good job of breaking down the barriers of society and what everyone knows. It shows how a common thread between strangers can bring people together. It also shows how a tragedy can change everything that you know and believe and how everything you love can be gone in an instant. A book like this is so thought provoking when looking at it from the larger context of women in the workfield today and how far our nation has come. This tragedy has never been forgotten and I hope it never will. Because of that fire so many other lives have been saved in the updates to safety.

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