31. On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Greenwich Village killed 146 garment workers. 32. Fire marshals have conducted a number of significant investigations, including the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. 33. Many of the women wore fitted tucked-front blouses like those manufactured by the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 34. She walks around barefoot in a shirtwaist dress and beats a dusty rug against the pillar of her porch. 35. The Hermes glove dress was a sleek, knee-length shirtwaist with shirttails and silver grommets for buttons. 36. Many of the 146 who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 were Italian-American women. 37. Steuer is best known today for his successful defense of the factory owners after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. 38. In 1909, Gompers led an emotional meeting of shirtwaist workers that authorized the Uprising of the 20, 000. 39. Hundreds, if not thousands of plisse tucks must have gone into a delectable shirtwaist chiffon dress in opalescent white. 40. Look for shirtwaist dresses, blousons and halter necklines in Pucci and Lilli-inspired graphics, florals and geometrics.
