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Memorial at Original Metropolitan Opera House — 1411 Broadway (between 39th and 40th Sts), NY, NY

Location of one of the first memorial meetings/activists actions to address worker safety.

A speech at a memorial for the victims of the fire given was delivered here by Rose Schneiderman, a prominent union activist.

Map location of the Metro Opera House


Rose Schneiderman, a garment worker and union organizer, works next to the large pile of material that makes up her day’s assignment. Her experience in sweatshops together with her middle and upper class contacts in the Women's Trade Union League enabled her to bridge class lines, at least temporarily, and helped stabilize relationships that provided social, political, and economic support during the shirtwaist strike and later.


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