Francis Cabot Lowell was the founder of the mills Lowell Massachusetts in the mid 1800’s that created a company for machines to make fabric and textiles for profits. The jobs that was created for women. During that time, the majority of women have sacrificed to work outside of the farm and leave their families at home to work at the Lowell Mills. All of these sacrifices benefit them to earn money, help their families, and even to become independent. This show how women were willing to cooperate with the environment for money, but after the factory reduce their wages, the women began to strike leading them to lower hours of work.
The role of women in the Lowell were dominated by the men that worked at the factory. The men were held in experienced positions such as supervising, while the women were placed in the machines such as spinners, weavers, and carders. The Lowell mills hired women that were the age between fifth-teen and thirty. The conditions of the mills were often rough and respiratory complications occurred due to the filth of the air from the machines. What were the other
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They acknowledge their power to make a change and refuse to take any less than what was worked for. The factory girls did not viewed themselves as decision-makers in the factory because the machines was the only position for women. After their wages was cut short, they joined together to fight for their rights. What could have happened if the women did not have courage to make a change for themselves? After the policy was passed, the majority of the workers worked for 10 hour besides 12 hours or more. According to the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, “The mill girls also took a great step for women’s rights as they took matters into their own hands and struck against injustice imposed by the mill owners.” This demonstrates how powerful women can be if they join together to make a