Cordwainer
What's the cordwainer?
is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather
what year was it found?
January 25, 1890
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, New York City, NY
Born
January 27, 1850
How young did some children begin to work during the Industrial Revolution?
Four years old
where does the word cordwainer come from
The term "cordwainer" is an Anglicization of the French word cordonnier, which means shoemaker.
Where's the headquarter?
Virginia
Injuries?
71
December 13, 1924
Government regulations during the Industrial Revolution protected children in what ways?
There were no regulations
What did a cordwainer do?
Make shoes
Who were the founders?
Deaths
Name of one of his book?
70 years of life and labor
True or False: Children who worked were kept safe and away from dangerous machinery.
False
Who was the first shoemaker?
American Lyman Blake
Office location?
Triangle, VA
Date it happen?
March 25, 1911
Samuel achievements?
helped found the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in 1881 as a coalition of like-minded unions. In 1886 it was reorganized into the American Federation of Labor, with Gompers as its president. With the exception of one year, 1895, he would remain president of the organization until his death.
What law was passed in 1938 to help protect workers and prevent child labor?
Fair Labor Standards Act
What skills do you need to be a shoemaker?
Crafts
what are they known for?
for representing coal miners
Known for?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. EXPLOSION
samuel gompers significance
The American labor leader Samuel Gompers was the most significant person in the history of the American labor movement (the effort of working people to improve their lives by forming organizations called unions.
Did children make a lot of money for their work?
No, they were paid little