Women and Girls Working in the Lowell Mills
Read the selections on working class women and girls working in the Lowell mills (pages 156–57, 168–172). How do the life experiences of working class women differ from what is idealized for “true women,” (discussed at the opening of chapter 4), or “the republican mother” (as discussed in chapter 3)? In other words, reflect on how economic class impacts the views of and the treatment of women in early U. S. society. The essay should be at least 250 words in length. Provide at least one reference, cited and referenced in the proper format, to support your response. See Syllabus for information on plagiarism.