Discusses the history of the first mill in the United States to use machines to turn raw cotton into finished cloth, the women who worked in the mill, and how the innovations in the textile industry brought on the Industrial Revolution.

Describes the working conditions experienced by women laborers in textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, with first-hand accounts, photographs, journal entries, and more.

Collection of essays and historical fiction that presents different perspectives on the history of Lowell's female workers in the 1840's.

Collection of essays and historical fiction that presents different perspectives on the history of Lowell's female workers in the 1840's.

A collection of essays and historical fiction presents different perspectives on the history of Lowell's female operatives in the 1840s.

Gathers letters, stories, and essays written by the female employees of the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts.