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The Waltham-Lowell System was a labor and production model employed in New England in the early 19th Century. This was the first time all stages of textile production were completed in one location outside of the home.
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Where did the Lowell girls live?
boarding houses near the mills
Who was the group of capitalist who built textile mills in Lowell Massachusetts?
The group of capitalists who built textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, were the Boston Associates. These men were investors by the names of Nathan Appleton, Patrick Tracy Jackson, Abbot Lawrence, and Amos Lawrence.
Why did young women want to work at the Lowell mills?
Because the Lowell girls made up almost 75% of the workers in textile mills, many of the women joined the American labor movement in protest of the conditions of the factories they were working in. The Lowell Female Labor Reform Association was formed as the first female union for workers during the industrial revolution. These women were crucial in forming strikes to get rights for women working in mills and factories at this time.
The first textile mill was started by who?
In the United States, the first textile mill was established by Francis Cabot Lowell. Lowell visited England in the early 1800s, and toured textile mills while pretending to be an idiot. When he returned to the United States, he gave detailed descriptions and engineering drawings to a man named Paul Moody, creating spinning devices and a power loom. In order to raise the money for the mill, Lowell sold shares of stock in his company, an innovative approach at the time that later became the primary way capital is raised for corporations. The textile mill itself became the basis for the town of Lowell, Massachussetts, named for Francis Cabot Lowell. Lowell employed many women in his mills, which was also innovative at the time. He was able to pay women less than men, but women also benefited from the small measure of independence and camaraderie with other women.
What encouraged the Lowell girls to keep working in the early years of the Lowell mills despite the deafening noise and the long hours?
They received high wages between 2 and 4 dollars a week, so they stayed. hope this helps :-)
