Eli Whitney
Invented the cotton gin, revolutionizing cotton processing.
Francis Cabot Lowell
Introduced British textile technologies to the U.S.
Spinning Jenny, Power Loom
Technological advances driving textile mass production
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911)
Highlighted unsafe working conditions.
Industrial Revolution
Transformed England into a global textile power.
Rana Plaza Collapse (2013)
Exposed ethical issues in modern garment production.