Clara Lemlich

  • Cooper's Meeting

    The Cooper's meeting was held to inform thousands of workers about the ILGWU and possible strikes.
  • Industrial Labor Reform

    Clara helped organize a strike that proved helpful to industrial labor reform. As expected the sweatshop owners did not agree to do so and keep treating the workers unfairly
  • Strikes ending

    The strikes ended in 1910 when the large factories lost public opinion and agreed to allow shorter hours with higher pay
  • The "Triangle Fire"

    The "Triangle Fire"
    146 workers working in the Triangle Factory unfortunately passed after a spontaneous fire began but the factory refused to equip the surroundings with proper safety equipment