History of the United States I / Unit 9 USH1 1214 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Lowell Associations
Captions available
The idea
Female mill operatives at Lowell formed the Lowell Factory Girls Association in the eighteen thirties to organise strike activities.
In practice
The later Lowell Female Labor Reform Association formed to protest the twelve-hour workday.
Where people slip
These are among the earliest sustained labour organisations in the United States, and their members were women.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
Something wrong in this lesson? Flag it · Sources for History of the United States I