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The Working Girls of Lowell In the late half of the 18th century, the United States started seeing some changes, especially in the North. The New England states slowly started industrializing and agriculture slowly started disappearing. Large industries were being built, especially textile ones. The most famous factory system at that time was the Lowell system. This system was a very real attempt to prevent the spread of the evils associated with the factory system. As magnificent as this change was, there was another startling change that was taking place, women going to work in those factories. As the Lowell system was expanding in New England, new job opportunities were being created for women in the US, especially the young women of New England. The Lowell system acknowledged the need for a new type of working class, women, and realized that it wouldn't be an easy task recruiting such workers due...

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