In the early 19th century, young women were drawn into factory work with the promise of opportunity - but at what cost? The ...

LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan was joined by author and journalist Mattie Kahn Monday morning for a conversation about Kahn’s first book about the impact on young women and girls in American ...

In 1830, 16-year-old Sarah Hodgdon, a millworker in Lowell, Mass., wrote these sweet lines to her parents back home in New Hampshire: I wish you well from all my heart, Although we are so far apart.

Discover the choices, hardships, and opportunities that were afforded to the Mill Girls by exploring downtown Lowell. Meet at the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, ...

Lowell had been incorporated 16 years earlier, but to Dickens it felt as if it had grown up in a day. He marveled at the new construction and the cleanliness of the working conditions. But it was the ...

Industrialization and Lowell Mill Girls. User-Created Clip by tgrane April 28, 2020 2018-09-08T22:49:35-04:00 https: ...

Lowell is perhaps best known for its mills. Colloquially known as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, many history books make mention of the Lowell “mill girls” who helped ...

LOWELL — The Mill City has served as inspiration for writers going back to Charles Dickens’ time and beyond, and now a New York Times best-selling author has set her sights on Lowell for her ...

The US Mint on Tuesday unveiled the winning design for a 2019 25-cent coin honoring the Lowell National Historical Park — specifically Lowell’s cotton mills and the “mill girls” that made ...

A "mill girl" working at a power loom in Lowell will soon be depicted on a new quarter, the U.S. Mint announced this week.. The new 25-cent piece is part of the Mint's America the Beautiful ...