Lowell Mill Girls

What was the Lowell System and who was it named after?

The _ included practices such as hiring young unmarried women from local farms to work in the textile mill.

• Lowell system

• Rhode Island system

The _ worked 12- to 14- hour days, and cotton dust caused health problems for them.

• Rhode Island girls

• unions

• Lowell girls

a mill worker who founded the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association

• Sarah G. Bagley

• Martin Van Buren

One of the strongest female voices in the union movement belonged to _, who founded the Lowell Female Reform Association.

• Sarah G. Bagley

• Emily Dickinson

What nickname were the employees at Lowell Mills called?

• Factory Folks

• Millers

• Lowell Mill Girls

• Spinners

True or False: Most of the employees working at Lowell Mills were women.

• True

• False

What was the primary industry in which the Lowell Mill Girls were employed?

• Textile manufacturing

• Agriculture

• Steel production

• Shipbuilding

Which of the following was a common reason for young women to work as Lowell Mill Girls?

• To gain independence and earn their own wages

• To learn a new trade in agriculture

• To travel the world

• To become teachers

What was a significant social impact of the Lowell Mill Girls' employment?

• Increased women's participation in the workforce

• Decreased urbanization

• Rise of the steel industry

• Decline in textile production