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1 HIST 150 Dr. Schaffer Primary Sources on Women in the Textile Industry Question to think about: Do you think that leaving home to work in a factory was an overall positive or negative experience for women in the early 19 th century? (Use examples from both your textbook and primary sources to back up your argument.) For background on Lowell and the early attempts by workers there to organize in order to increase wages and improve working conditinos, see Out of Many, pp. 307‒08, 319‒21 and 325‒27.

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HIST 150 Dr. Schaffer

Primary Sources on Women in the Textile Industry

Question to think about: Do you think that leaving home to work in a

factory was an overall positive or negative experience for women in

the early 19th

century? (Use examples from both your textbook and

primary sources to back up your argument.)

For background on Lowell and the early attempts by workers there to

organize in order to increase wages and improve working conditinos,

see Out of Many, pp. 307‒08, 319‒21 and 325‒27.

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HIST 150 Dr. Schaffer

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HIST 150 Dr. Schaffer