Summary Of Lucy Larcom And Harriet Hanson

The central idea of both the articles “Lucy Larcom and Harriet Hanson” by Phillip Hoose and Lyddie by Katherine Paterson, are historical non-fictions, that show multiple girls working in mills while living in terrible conditions, having only a few minutes to eat which was very unhealthy at the young age, growing exhausted from working all day long that could be known as exploitation, and rooms that were dusty that could damage the children’s lungs and health. The first dreadful condition that multiple girls that worked in the mills had to experience was having only a few minutes to eat breakfast in the morning and only a few minutes to eat lunch in the afternoon. According to the text, in paragraph seven of “Lucy Larcom and Harriet Hanson,”

For example, in paragraph twelve, in the article, Lyddie, the author states, “Nearly half the mealtime was spent simply going up and down the staircase, across the mill yard and bridge, down the row of houses-just getting to and from the meal.” This quote proves that fifteen and thirty minutes were not enough for the mill girls to have healthy meals. The second awful condition that the mill girls had to experience while working was that the young mill girls spent almost the whole day working and they couldn’t even sit down. They were standing up for hours without rest, which is very unhealthy for their legs and arms. I know this because in paragraph seven of “Lucy Larcom and Harriet Hanson,” the author stated, “Most stood all

To sum up, standing up for many hours while working was very unhealthy for the mill girls and they experienced exhaustion. The third and final awful condition and challenge that the mill girls faced while working in the mills was that the rooms they often worked in were very noisy, dusty and hot, which can damage their health in many ways. For example, in paragraph six of “Lucy Larcom and Harriet Hanson,” it asserts, “The buzzing and hissing whizzing of pulleys and rollers and spindles and flyers often grew tiresome.” This explains how mill girls were tired of hearing the machines and they were very loud. This is very unhealthy because all of the loud noises from the machine could’ve made the mill girls have headaches and migraines, which could make them grow tired. In addition, the air was very unhealthy for their lungs, the air was often filled with dust. I know this because in paragraph nine of Lyddie, it says “Now that she thought of it, she could hardly breathe, the air was so laden with moisture and debris.” This quote exemplifies how many girls suffered in this air and that it was often filled with dust which would make it hard to breathe in the