The Lowell Mill Girls

   With the success of Slater, Almy, and Brown in Rhode Island other New England business leaders sought to make money from the growing textile mills.  Boston merchant Francis Cabot Lowell created a  textile empire in Massachusetts and transformed the way people lived and worked.  Unlike Slater's Mills, Lowell specifically recruited young single New England woman to work in his factories. These women became internationally famous as the "Lowell Mill Girls".

   For H.W. please read the Lowell Mill Girl Reading that was given out today in class.  I really recommend that you spend time marking it up.  When you are finished, complete the worksheet based on the reading.  This will be due on Thursday, November 8th.