This paper discusses heroes of American labor such as Pauline Newman, William Shepherd, and Upton Sinclair. As we look back upon a time when humans were used freely as slaves and kept in unsafe conditions, we are thankful to a few people who gave voice to all those hurt. New York's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory became a target for its known violations to women workers. But these women, including Pauline Newman, were ready to fight back. That winter women and girls in their teens left their cramped and filthy work rooms, and marched to Union Square to protest their poor working conditions at a meeting called by the ILGWU.
