Read more2SW and Women's History Month Presents "The General Slocum Disaster & the Right to Swim for Women"05 March 2018Tragedy to Triumph: The Story of the General Slocum Disaster and the Right to Swim for Women The General Slocum disaster in 1904 was the greatest single catastrophe in New York City's history until 9/11. More than a thousand passengers -- mostly women and children -- who tried to escape the fire abo...