The Lowell mill girls / by Alice K. Flanagan.

Author/creator Flanagan, Alice K.
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, ©2006.
Description48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesWe the people
We the people (Series) (Compass Point Books) ^A583460
Contents Becoming a mill girl -- How the Lowell mills began -- Job and educational opportunities -- Factory conditions -- How the mill girls made cloth -- Life in a boardinghouse -- Getting an education -- What became of the mill girls.
Abstract Discusses the history of the first mill in the United States to use machines to turn raw cotton into finished cloth, the women who worked in the mill, and how the innovations in the textile industry brought on the Industrial Revolution.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
LCCN 2005002461
ISBN075651262X (lib. bdg.)
ISBN9780756512620
Stock number1244102 QBI

Availability

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 331.3877 F6131L ✔ Available Place Hold