Violet Schochet Death Certificate

Title: Violet Schochet Death Certificate
Subject: Women immigrants; Women immigrants--Abuse of; Labor laws and legislation; Factory laws and legislation; Labor unions; Labor union members; Fires; Women clothing workers
Description: The death certificate of Violet Schochet, who was 21 years old at the time of the fire. She was born in Germany and had lived in the U.S. for 9 years. She was a union member and fought for stricter labor laws.
From her documented injuries and cause of death, Violet was overcome by the smoke and flames and never escaped the burning building.
Creator: The City of New York
Date: 1911
Source: for labor-management documentation and archives, Cornell University
Rights: Public domain
Type: Death certificate
Format: PDF
Language: English
Coverage: 1911 New York City