Mrs. Livingston
Why won't Harriet's father tell her about the fire? p2
He'd like to pretend it never happened
For Yetta, what is more important than love (58)
The Union
What do the girls at the tea party think about the factory girls? (p42)
They think they're like servants
Why did Mr. Kline start the strike? (p35-36)
For more money.
Why is reading the newspapers about the fire not good enough for Harriet? (p2)
It's just paper and ink. She wants flesh and blood.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory doesn't have fire escapes because (p17)
The rich people in the city think they are ugly
Why did the workers go on strike? (p81-82)
Better working conditions, more money, shorter hours, fairer treatment.
Where does Jane tell her father she went? (p63)
An education lecture
Name 2 rules for picketing (p115-116)
Don't walk in groups of more than 2-3
Don't stand in front of the shop
Walk up and down the block
Why does Harriet want to know about the fire? (p3)
She's going to be able to vote soon and have a voice in government.
How does Signor Carlotti trick Bella into paying her less? (p48)
He says she was a learner and doesn't get paid for being a learner
OR she ripped a shirt
Yetta considers herself more of a __________ than a Jew (p32)
Why does Jane's father want to be involved in who she marries? (p67)
It could be good for his business
Because of the strike, what are the factory owners doing? (p152)
Moving their factories to other cities.
How do Harriet and Mrs. Livingston know each other? (p3)
Mrs. Livingston and her friends took Harriet to a suffrage parade when she was a young girl.
Why are the bosses trying to keep the workers happy (95-98)
To keep them from joining the strike.
What reason do the police give for arresting Yetta? (p86)
Disorderly conduct
Where does Jane say Bella can sleep? (p142)
In her own bed.
The workers have a lot of fighting spirit, but how are they physically changed? (p179)
Sick, starving, skinny like skeletons
Hope
Who rescues Bella and helps her to recover at home?
Jane
How long has Yetta been on strike? (p183)
5 months
What article does Miss Millhouse show Jane to try and cheer her up? (p92-93)
Wilbur Wright will fly his airplane
What are the rich women doing now to help the strikers? (p150)
Lending their cars for an automobile parade.