Answer to Question #115815 in History for me

Question

In “The Lowell Textile Workers”, Harriet Hanson Robinson describes her experiences working in Massachusetts textile mills of the 1830s. describe the reasons behind the workers’ strike of 1836. Do you agree with Harriet’s statement that mill work represented a “new era that was about to dawn for all women-kind”? Why or why not?

Answer 1

The introduction of more mills in the labor firm resulted in overproduction leading to the profits and price drop. However, the first factories cut the young female operative’s wages and increased their pace of work in 1834 and 1836, which led to the strike in 1836. Moreover, the reason for the protest leads to my concurrence with Harriet’s statement that mill-work represented a “new era that was about to dawn for all women-kind.”