Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Commonlit PART B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
2 points
“The fire was New York’s deadliest industrial disaster ever: it caused the deaths of 146 seamstresses and other workers...” (Paragraph 6)
“The then common rule was meant to keep the workers from taking unauthorized breaks, but this time, it had terrible consequences...” (Paragraph 10)
“And in the following days as the newspapers’ coverage shifted from the fire to the deplorable pay, working conditions, and living quarters of the immigrants, New Yorkers began losing their indifference to the fate of the newcomers.” (Paragraph 13)
“The legislative surge made New York one of America’s most progressive states and gave Wagner, Smith and Perkins a nationwide reputation as allies of the working class.” (Paragraph 25)