Pauline Newman
Where did Newman’s family immigrated too?
New York City
How many people lived here?
500,000
What did the landlords do that made the tenants upset?
Raise the rent, turn of the buildings water, and more.
What is a tenement?
A crowded building.
Who increased the rent?
The landlords
What did Newman make?
Clothing
What were some activities that was making the lower east side busy?
Peddlers pushing their carts around to sell goods.
How many families can be evicted per day.
One per day.
Who turned of the buildings water?
The landlords.
How much did the rent increased by?
$5
Where did Newman began working?
Triangle Shirtwaist Company.
Were there cars back then? If not what did they ride?
Horse drawn wagons
How did the landlords feel about the strike, and what did they do?
They felt frustrated, and turned of the buildings water?
Are the apartments big?
No not at all.
How much was the rent before?
$15
What did Pauline Newman help with?
The strike
Where did they live?
In crowded tenements
Did landlords negotiate with the strike?
No.
what was the biggest family that lived in one apartment? How many people lived there?
6-8
How much was rent when it increase?
$20
When did Pauline Newman die?
April 8, 1986
How many people lost their jobs?
Did the landlords ever lower the rent?
No it just kept increasing.
Who organized the strike, and what did they agree on.
Pauline Newman, agreed to stop paying the rent.
How did the tenants feel about that, and how did the landlords feel?
They feel extremely furious and want to take actio, the landlords feel rich and money hungry.