Uprising
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In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.
Historical fictionChildren's fictionNew york (n.y.), history, fictionJuvenile fictionImmigrantsFactoriesLabor disputesStrikes and lockoutsFire, 1911HistoryFictionTriangle Shirtwaist Company