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| | == Rules of the Mill from Lowell and Lancaster, 1820-1840 == | | == Rules of the Mill from Lowell and Lancaster, 1820-1840 == |
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| − | | + | Although the ability to seek work in a new town, independent of family could be seen as an advancement for young women of the early nineteenth-century, I thought the rules of the Lowell textile mills seemed to echo our old friend patriarchy. These female workers were clearly at the bottom of the power hierarchy beneath the factory management, overseer, and the boarding house keepers. They appeared to have very little freedom of movement or actions. I was curious if these rules would have been different if the Lowell factories had a male workforce. -Allison Luthern |
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| | == Harriet Farley, “A Letter from Lowell,” 1844 == | | == Harriet Farley, “A Letter from Lowell,” 1844 == |