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The Pros And Cons Of Francis Cabot Lowell

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Francis Cabot Lowell was the man that founded the Lowell mill. He had a textile mill that had many advantages such as having a lot of workers. There were also disadvantages such as providing housing. Francis Cabot had a lot of advantages working in the factory system. He had to pay workers but he hired women and paid them less than men. This meant that he saved more money by hiring women than hiring men. He could cut their wages by any amount he wanted and not have to warn anyone about it and get away with it. The workers were always working around the clock and he controlled how they got paid. If they got to work late then there would be consequences such as not paying them for that day. He could have made his workers work in harsh and dangerous

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