Radio Curious revisits a conversation about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 and it's impact on the labor movement and Democratic Party in the U.S. with David Von Drehle, author of âTriangle, the Fire That Changed America.â
Barry Vogel, Attorney and Counselor, is the Host and Producer of Radio Curious. Christina Aanestad is the Assistant Producer.
Until September 11, 2001, The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of March 25, 1911 was the deadliest workplace disaster in the history of New York City. The fire shocked the nation and exposed the life-threatening conditions in Americaâs sweatshop industry. It gave energy to the labor movement and unions, and remade the Democratic Party of the time.  Our guest, David Von Drehle, is the author of âTriangle, the Fire That Changed America,â a book that presents a detailed examination of how this single event changed the course of the 20th century politics and labor relations. In this book, Von Drehle concludes:  âAs for the mostly nameless young women and men who went on strike in 1909 and bravely walked those relentless picket lines through a freezing winterâand especially those remarkable young people who later died at the Triangleâtheir memory grows. Their individual lives are mostly lost to us, but their monument and legacy are stitched into our world.â  David Von Drehle and I visited by phone from New York City in early September 2003, and began with his description of the fire on March 25, 1911 that changed America.  The book David Von Drehele recommends is âPlunkitt of Tammany Hallâ by William Riordan.  This program was originally broadcast on September 9, 2003.  Radio Curious is a half-hour, weekly, long-form interview program, now in it's 24th year. We interview people on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. Our website is www.radiocurious.org. If your station airs Radio Curious please let us know curious@radiocurious.org, we will add you to our list of syndicate stations. We also welcome questions, feedback and program ideas. Radio Curious 280 N. Oak St. Ukiah, Ca 95482. (707) 462-6541.
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