Lowell Mill Girls

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A group of workers who come together with the goal of gaining higher wages and better working conditions.

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unions

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Who were the "Mill Girls"?

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female workers who came to work for the textile corporations in Lowell

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How did New England's textile industry affect women?

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The need for unskilled labor provided low-paying factory jobs for young girls.

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How did New England's textile industry affect both children and women?

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Gave them opportunities not available on family farms

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Who helped launch the factory system in the United States?

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Francis Cabot Lowell

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Why did factory owners like to hire women?

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Because they could pay them less than men