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Women at Work: The Transformation of Work and Community in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1826-1860

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In this prize-winning study, Thomas Dublin explores, in carefully researched detail, the lives and experiences of the first generation of American women to face the demands of industrial capitalism. Dublin describes and traces the strong community awareness of these women from Lowell and relates it to labor protest movements of the 1830s and '40s.

Language: English

Pages: 312

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Release: April 22, 1981

ISBN: 0231041675

ISBN 13: 9780231041676

Women at Work: The Transformation of Work and Community in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1826-1860

3.5/5 ( ratings)

In this prize-winning study, Thomas Dublin explores, in carefully researched detail, the lives and experiences of the first generation of American women to face the demands of industrial capitalism. Dublin describes and traces the strong community awareness of these women from Lowell and relates it to labor protest movements of the 1830s and '40s.

Language: English

Pages: 312

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Release: April 22, 1981

ISBN: 0231041675

ISBN 13: 9780231041676

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