tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2699251299194374840..comments2024-03-29T01:38:51.887-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: The shirtwaist dress on the BoweryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62538884490957272752021-03-29T01:55:09.223-04:002021-03-29T01:55:09.223-04:00I wrote a letter to my landlord two years ago abou...I wrote a letter to my landlord two years ago about how wrongheaded it is to make the janitors who wash the sidewalks in front of my building every morning to <i>just for one day</i> leave the chalk inscriptions in front of the building. <br /><br />Yetta Fichtenhultz lived in my building in 1911, and died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. <br /><br />The janitors speak very, very little English and are just doing their job, possibly in fear of being deported if they screw up. However, in whatever way the management got them to <i>thoroughly wash everything every day</i>, they could communicate to the men that for <i>just this one day</i> they should leave the chalk inscriptions. I know it's not that easy, but it <i>should</i> be.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-64166066571970487642021-03-25T19:49:48.344-04:002021-03-25T19:49:48.344-04:00we shouldNEVER FORGET the horror of the triangle s...we shouldNEVER FORGET the horror of the triangle shirtwaist fire - horrors which continue to the present day. ........and the absolute need for unions today!<br />my parents were union organizers for the garment workers in the 1940's & later - met on a picket line.<br />I continue by being a social activist.<br />thank you ms. sims!!<br />------bowery neighbor------mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10872956515331835605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17227636888425185202021-03-25T13:12:12.864-04:002021-03-25T13:12:12.864-04:00My grandmother was a proud union seamstress in St....My grandmother was a proud union seamstress in St. Louis's garment district. She would occasionally take me to her union hall, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, when we went downtown. And she told me many times of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Thank you for sharing this post.Terry at Blue Kitchenhttps://blue-kitchen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24006372281297740872021-03-25T13:01:09.629-04:002021-03-25T13:01:09.629-04:00These women, most of them in the prime of their yo...These women, most of them in the prime of their youth, fully deserve this remembrance by ALL of us every year.<br /><br />It's important to honor their memory and to remind everyone what greedy business owners are willing to do to their employees if they are not stopped - both then and NOW.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26465721261954864912021-03-24T18:42:32.009-04:002021-03-24T18:42:32.009-04:00We admire the person who mark the sidewalks all ov...We admire the person who mark the sidewalks all over town every year, for many years, with names and ages of each victim, by where they lived. This is a truly amazing story. <br /><br />You can read about this extraordinary story here: <br />https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/08/31/the-triangle-shirtwaist-memorialist/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9384529386732951312021-03-24T16:20:47.537-04:002021-03-24T16:20:47.537-04:00I mark this anniversary every year. We should nev...I mark this anniversary every year. We should never forget. Capitalism will be happy to reduce workers to this condition again if we're not vigilant.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50881377639676264042021-03-24T15:17:02.819-04:002021-03-24T15:17:02.819-04:00My great grandfather witnessed the fire. When my m...My great grandfather witnessed the fire. When my mom was young, he would tell her, in a mix of Polish, Yiddish, Russian, some English, about the girls jumping and how horrible it was. My mom thought she misunderstood him until she learned about the fire in high school.Wendy Casterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736636055295848483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31477683723208188592021-03-24T13:36:49.409-04:002021-03-24T13:36:49.409-04:00Thank you, E. Jay Sims, for this stunning remembra...Thank you, E. Jay Sims, for this stunning remembrance of a seminal moment in NYC/American history. For years, as "franceonisland" poignantly said, "I felt the spirits of these women" whenever I walked passed the sight of the tragic fire.2ndAveSilverPanthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56151021613201986942021-03-24T11:36:52.597-04:002021-03-24T11:36:52.597-04:00It stopped me in my tracks. So wonderful to come u...It stopped me in my tracks. So wonderful to come upon. maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73193107802288064122021-03-24T10:46:33.586-04:002021-03-24T10:46:33.586-04:00If you have a chance, visit it at night, when the ...If you have a chance, visit it at night, when the light shining through the bottom of the dress makes it look like it's on fire.<br />I FELT the spirits of these women as I looked up at the billowing, ghostly white fabric.<br />A wonderful memorial to such a tragic event in NYC history.franceonislandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417533410189365554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59866860223733505912021-03-24T09:25:42.778-04:002021-03-24T09:25:42.778-04:00💜💜💜💜💜💜BAB1SUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427798845964618726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59652644192061369292021-03-24T09:23:43.768-04:002021-03-24T09:23:43.768-04:00I like this - visually powerful.I like this - visually powerful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-68458849455838990302021-03-24T08:41:55.230-04:002021-03-24T08:41:55.230-04:00The sidewalk chalk memorials will show up over nig...The sidewalk chalk memorials will show up over night tonight all over town, at the victims addresses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com