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When? (Date and time)

Where did this incident happen?
Who was there? (Nationality and Gender)
What happened?
Where was the fire?
How high did the fire ladders reach?
Why didnt they just leave?
What did the women do in an attempt to escape the fire?
What major tragedy of your lifetime is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire compared
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What united New York?
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What are the repercussions of the Fire?
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Who is Francis Perkins?
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How many died in the fire that day?
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Why did they lock the doors of the factory?
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Whos remembering those lost now?

Discussion Questions:
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Is this important (Explain)?
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(Reaction) What if this had been your daughter or mother?
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(Moving forward) What can be learned from this?
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(In debt to the dead) Why do we have the women and girls who died that
day to thank for work place safety and child labor laws we have today?
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(If the show were on the other foot)What if you were the factory owner?
Would you have moved away and changed your name to avoid the shame and
disgrace of the role you played in the tragedy?
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