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I was struck by both articles in how in depth and intense a 'typical' workday was for men and women of this era. It left me first of all thankful I live in 2009 and not 1839, but also wondering whether I would have preferred a 73 hour a week mill job in Lowell or the never ending tasks of a preindustrial Midwest. I also noticed that the families of the Midwest during the 19th century seem much more family-orientated in their economic endeavors, while conversely the female mill workers of Lowel seemed more motivated by individual goals of self sufficiency. -Joyce | I was struck by both articles in how in depth and intense a 'typical' workday was for men and women of this era. It left me first of all thankful I live in 2009 and not 1839, but also wondering whether I would have preferred a 73 hour a week mill job in Lowell or the never ending tasks of a preindustrial Midwest. I also noticed that the families of the Midwest during the 19th century seem much more family-orientated in their economic endeavors, while conversely the female mill workers of Lowel seemed more motivated by individual goals of self sufficiency. -Joyce | ||
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| + | Joyce: I think it's those early urban working women we have to thank for unions, equality in the workplace, etc. Women of the Plains paid their due in a different way. -Amanda | ||
