America During The Gilded Age

People flooded the streets by the thousands. In every direction, businesses boomed and industry flourished. The very air of these streets was permeated by possibility. In this new age, dreams were just one floor of a skyscraper, one mile in a new car, one department store aisle out of reach. The Gilded Age filled America, a nation still healing from the stinging wounds of Civil War, with a new energy and spirit. In this time, anything was thought to be possible, if only one worked hard enough. But just around the corner, young immigrant women worked from before sunrise to after sundown, just to earn some “pin money.” Just around the corner, women in peaceful protest were murdered by the police as a favor to political allies, and immigrants
People came to America, the “goldente medina” (91), or Golden Land, seeking religious freedom and natural resources not available in their home countries. People eagerly spoke of the new world and its promise of equal opportunity and wealth; what is now known as the American Dream. “What is the glory of Rome or Jerusalem where all nations and races come to worship and look back, compared with the glory of America, where all races and nations come to labor and look forward?” (34). America was, and still is, a land of promise for people of all races, religions, social standings. Those oppressed in their home countries by political and environmental challenges to come together and created new lives for themselves based on hard
It is because of those 146 innocent souls who were quickly forgotten, that American workplaces have become much safer. Because of reform movements Although fire drills may seem like a meandering trifle to students who have to go out in the cold, and it seems inconvenient that backpacks cannot be piled in the hallway before lunch, these annoyances are better than the school going up in flames. In addition, the Triangle Fire was the leading push for worker’s compensation. Now, rather than an injury causing a worker to be permanently disabled, they have the ability to sue their employer and get compensation for their pay or get their employer to pay their medical bills. The fire led to the creation of the Department of Labor, which ensures that workers are being treated fairly. However, the fire did not completely eradicate all workplace death in America. Perhaps the most influential change following the fire was the shift in the Democratic Party, thanks to Charles Murphy. Because of Murphy, the Democratic Party has embraced its modern description of being “liberal” and “the party of the people”. From all of these changes, it is clear that tragedy such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire serves as a catalyst for change. 9/11 was the deadliest workplace tragedy in America, taking the title from the Triangle Fire, nearly 100 years later. Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Americans