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102 Years After the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: What Have We Learned?

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June 4, 2013 by Timi Gerson

102 Years After the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: What Have We Learned?

My Grandma Sophie taught me the importance of standing up against people who take advantage of others. Her activism—and that of her allies in the labor movement—inspired me to dedicate my life to advocating for people who are disenfranchised, marginalized, or rendered invisible. As a little girl, I remember hearing about how my grandmother, a …

August 29, 2012 by Leah Kaplan Robins

Into the Field: Stories from Cambodia

As AJWS’s senior writer and editor, my job is to put AJWS’s complex work—helping marginalized people in the developing world realize their human rights—into words. I tell stories about activists around the globe, trying to bring their lives and challenges alive for AJWS supporters who’ve never met them—or who may have never seen this kind …