Loom and Spindle (Classic Reprint): Or Life Among the Early Mill Girls; With a Sketch of the Lowell Offering and Some of Its Contributors - Couverture souple

Harriet Jane Hanson Robinson

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ISBN 10 : 1332404197 ISBN 13 : 9781332404193

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Light a window into the world of early American mill life. This nonfiction work chronicles the experiences of factory workers and the rise of the Lowell Offering, a magazine written by and for mill girls who sought better wages, living conditions, and a chance to shape their own future.

Two sections frame the tale: a close look at working life in New England’s cotton factories and a broader portrait of the era’s social and economic forces. The book blends firsthand voices, historical context, and reflections on labor, morality, and progress, offering readers a clear view of both daily routines and the larger questions facing workers and reformers.

• Hear from mill workers about wages, hours, housing, and health concerns


• Learn how a pioneering magazine by young women shaped literary and social conversations


• Explore early ideas about workers’ rights, corporate responsibility, and community reform


• See how literature, journalism, and personal testimony intersect in a unique historical record

Ideal for readers of labor history, women’s history, and American social reform, this edition preserves an important voice from the Industrial Revolution and invites reflection on today’s work and industry practices.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Loom and Spindle: Or Life Among the Early Mill Girls; With a Sketch of the Lowell Offering and Some of Its Contributors

Whenever the history of economic condi tions in this country shall be written, the author will express his gratitude for all works giving the details of especial epochs and phases of ih dustrial life. Among them he will find no more interesting experience than that attending the entrance of women to the industrial field. The author of Loom and Spindle contributes something more than her personal experiences at Lowell during the early years of the textile factories, - she contributes an inside view of the workings of a new system of labor, which had been transplanted from England, and which originated with the application of power to spin ning and weaving.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332404197
• ISBN 13: 9781332404193
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 234
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