The Lowell Mill Girls Group of answer choices Worked in the mills between girlhood and marriage All of these are true Needed funds to finance immigration to the Ohio River Valley and other points west Were less concerned about working in the mills because employers assumed the role of in loco parentis
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This is true as many young women, typically between the ages of 15-35, worked in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts during the early 19th century before getting married. Show more…
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