The lowell offering booksamillion online book store. Lowell offeringthe lowell offering, a literary magazine written and edited by factory workers in the cotton mills of lowell, massachusetts, from 1840 to 1845, stands at the intersection of early industrial capitalism in the united states and changing modes of authorship, literary production, and gender identity. Local libraries are still at your fingertips lowell sun. The lowell offering book san antonio public library. The lowell offering flashcards and study sets quizlet. The lowell offering was a monthly periodical, first published in 1840, which. The lowell offering december 1997 edition open library. Lowell offering, publication of mill workers in lowell ma books. The lowell offering written, edited and published by female operatives employed in the mills. From the lowell offering, an anonymous writer describes a weeklong schedule of an average mill girls routine. The lowell offering 5 by harriet farley at the best online ebook storage. George henry evans founded the workingmans advocate and, in 1845, formed the national reform association for the benefit of labor. The lowell offering the industrial revolution in 19thcentury new england described in the words of the workers. Every day, after early morning breakfast until seven at night, the mill girl spends her time working at the machine while conversing with fellow operatives.
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The lowell offering was the first of several periodicals produced and written by women for women readers in the united states during the nineteenth century. Writings by new england mill women 18401845 by benita eisler. Lowell offering, april 1841 lowell, mass printed by a. Known as the lowell mill girls, they often wrote about situations in their own lives, including labor unrest in the factories. In the mid1800s, lowell, massachusetts, developed into an urban center with large.
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