Legacy of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

The fire that occurred in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory impacted many people at the time and had evolved into a story that has been used in modern day to teach others the difficulties that the women had to face at these times in history. Immigrants and women faced very hard obstacles when joining the workforce as they were stuck in terrible working conditions with very low wages. It shows that these women were put in terrible situations as they were locked in the factory and had no way out once the fire occurred. This story is very important to modern day society because after this incident occurred, it caused more protests and unions to be formed in order to make changes to the working conditions that these minorities were forced into. If these unions and people did not protest to make a change minorities may still be facing similar conditions in today’s society and may have never gotten the chance to strive for success in their careers. The legacy of this fire has opened up opportunities to women and minorities of other races as these labor laws were changed to help prevent people from being in situations like this fire. In conclusion, this fire has had an impact on today’s society as it opened up opportunities to minors that did not have working freedoms and has prevented these terrible situations to flare up in modern day society.