Don't mess with thier money!

The Industrial Revolution was a time when new machines were being invented. Mostly women and children worked in the factories. There were boarding houses that provided young women a temporary job but they had to work in the factory. In the 1800s during the Industrial Revolution young women would be convinced to go work in the Lowell mills. The way they convinced the young women and their families were through the Lowell experiment. This experiment was an industrial project that tried to avoid the negative aspects of industrialization in England. This project was successful because it was a way to persuade girls to come to Lowell  mills so the owners  could maintain mortality and dignity of temporary workers. The project would emphasize family dynamic because there was a mother and father figure in the boarding house. The mother figure was the boardinghouse keeper and he regulated outside behavior when the girls were on breaks or on their day off. The father figure was the corporation and he would set the rules. The girls had church on Sunday and had a curfew of 10. Also the girls couldn't date or hang out with boys. The project was successful and went well for a while because it was a safe place for young women.

The Lowell experiment created less work for young women especially with the new transportation that was invented during this time. There were many benefits of this experiment. The girls were able to make extra money to send home and help their family. They had freedom from their families but not so much where they were able to do anything they wanted. Also the girls experienced a new way of living while in the boarding house and the job was only temporary 

so they went back home when the job was over and didn't have to worry much about being away from their family for long. Although there were many benefits there were also cost of the girls working in Lowell mills. It was expensive to live in the boardinghouse and they girls worked long hours. Working at the factory put some girls at risk for injury and the rules of the boardinghouse were very strict so they limited the girls' freedom. Even though there were many benefits of working in Lowell mills there were also costs. 

In the beginning of the Lowell project, conditions were fair  but later there were opportunity restrictions on the young womens' working life. This was because the girls were only females and they were predicted to obey any rules that was set. In Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper written on March 17, 1860 read, " The first Lowell 'turn-out' or strike, took place in 1834, when owners announced a 15% wage cut." After a while, the young women wages were cut by their owner but the owners still tried to increase productions in the factory. In reaction to this, about 800 girls went on strike through Lowell. The owners quickly replaced the girls as it says in the newspaper, " From the surrounding countryside, and the strike was defeated." The girls strike didn't succeed  at first because it wasn't  a proper way to start a strike.  Two years later in 1836, the owners attempted to force the young women to pay higher prices for the rooms and to board. In the article it says, "After several weeks, most owners conceded the rates and re-adjusted the boarding rates." The women succeed with this strike  because they were more experienced,educated, and organized . After that strike most of the owners made changes and made boarding prices the same again.

By Hammer and Hand All Arts Do Stand.”
The artisan’s symbol adorns an announcement in New York’s General Trades’ Union newspaper,The Union, calling for a demonstration to support union tailors convicted of conspiracy in 1836.