THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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A system that encouraged employment of young women who were then housed in dormitories.
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A system that utilized slave labor.
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An early American labor union designed to increase the wealth of its members.
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A business organization where products were made in the home.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Lowell System was a labor production model invented by Francis Cabot Lowell in Massachusetts in the 19th century. The system was designed so that every step of the manufacturing process was done under one roof and the work was performed by young adult women instead of children or young men.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Lowell system was first applied in the textile industry at the Boston Manufacturing Company. The Lowell System was built purposefully to fill the demand for cloth driven by the War of 1812. Lowell used water power to run machines and process the raw cotton into cloths.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the mid-1800s, the Lowell mills provided an opportunity for the girls to work away from home, offering good wages with contracts. Women who worked at the Lowell textile mill were known as the Lowell Mill Girls and operatives since they operated the machinery in the mill.
Detailed explanation-4: -To find workers for their mills in early Lowell, the textile corporations recruited women from New England farms and villages. These “daughters of Yankee farmers” had few economic opportunities, and many were enticed by the prospect of monthly cash wages and room and board in a comfortable boardinghouse.