DBQ: Mill Girls DOCUMENTS

According to DOC. A, Room and Board(Meals) in the Hamilton Company boarding house cost about how much a week?

• $1.25

• $.68

• $3.43

• $.60

According to Doc. A, in 1836 the number of women that worked at the Hamilton Company was (enter in a 3 digit number)

According to DOC. A, the number of men that worked for the Hamilton Company in Lowell, MA. was

• 97

• 826

• 11

• 143

According to DOC. A, about how many days in a week would it take a Weaver($0.66/ Day) to work to cover the cost of her weekly Room and Board?

• 2 days

• 3 days

• 1 days

• it would take a Weaver to work everyday to cover her Room and Board

According to DOC. A, how much was a man who worked at the Hamilton Company paid? (Select 2)

• $1.22

• double that of a women

• between $0.66 and $0.78

• the same wage as a woman

According to DOC. A, although women were pay about half of what men were paid at the Hamilton Company, they were able to make money and earn a living.

• TRUE

• FALSE

According to DOC. A, what was the highest paid job for a woman at the Hamilton Company in Lowell, MA?

• Speeder

• Drawer

• Dresser

• Warper

According to DOC. B, what did factory girls think of Orestes Brownson's opinion that factory work was too oppressive and immoral for woman?

• Factory girls would agree. To the factory girl the work was oppressive and immoral.

• Factory girls would disagree. To the factory girls the work wasn't oppressive and immoral.

According to the author of DOC. B, which of the following statements is TRUE?

• Girls from New England can handle the toils of factory work

• the wages of the factory girl are too low

• The girls that work in the factories should not be forced to work so many hours

• more opportunities for supervisor roles need to be offered to Women

According to DOC. B, what would a Mill girl say to Brownson would argued that factory work was oppressive and immoral.

• "Thank you for your concern, but we like our jobs and like the fact that we can get paid well."

• "Thank you for your concern, the toils of this work are too great and I wish we could get paid like teachers and seamstresses."

• "Thank you for your concerns, the hours that we are asked to work are too many and for too little."

• "Thank you for your concern, we need greater opportunities for higher paid roles in this company."