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Rose Nolan’s family emigrates from Ireland to America in 1914, but circumstances force part of the clan to return home. The remainder of the family settles with an uncle in New York, where Rose learns to navigate the new city. From her perspective, the novel chronicles her entry into the workforce at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, portraying the daily realities and challenges faced by young immigrant women in the early twentieth‑century labor market. Through Rose’s eyes readers gain insight into the immigrant experience, the bustling but perilous environment of New York’s garment industry, and the personal trials that shaped lives on the brink of the city's tragic fire of 1911.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Mary Jane Auch
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