Fire in the Heart of the City: The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Charity
Non-Fiction at the Bryant Park Reading Room
Event Details:
Our popular outdoor lecture series is back! The New York Historical is thrilled to once again partner with the Bryant Park Reading Room to present a series of free programs in the park.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911 is often cited as the cause for an overhaul of labor protections in the United States. Less universally acknowledged is the role of the tragedy in creating the concept of the modern American charity. Historian David Conrad-Peréz explores the story of the fire’s aftermath, when publisher Adolph Ochs and labor organizer Rose Schneiderman entered into an epic struggle over who should be responsible for responding to the crisis: the unions and activists or the financial and civic elites that made up the growing charity sector.
David Conrad-Peréz is the research director of the Center for Media & Social Impact at American University and the author of Fire in the Heart of the City: The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Charity.
This program is produced in partnership with the Bryant Park Corporation.
Location:
This program will be held at the outdoor Reading Room in Bryant Park. The Reading Room is located on the 42nd Street side of the park between 5th and 6th Avenues. Look for the yellow and white umbrellas.
Inclement Weather: In case of severe weather, please check bryantpark.org or nyhistory.org for the most up to date information. You may also contact The New York Historical’s Department of Public Programs at public.programs@nyhistory.org or 212-485-9205.
Ticket Instructions:
Free admission. No advance reservation is required. First come, first served.
Photo by Beowulf Sheehan
