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

Thomas Dublin

Studies the transformation of work and community in Lowell, Massachusetts from 1826-1860. Looks at the early textile industry, the strikes, immigrants in the mills, and the housing and families of the women workers.

HistoryHistory · medium confidenceHistory81 signalsLlm Classifier: History -> HistoryGoogle Books: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -> Business & EconomicsKeyword Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsBusiness, Capitalism & CorporationsGender & FeminismHousing, Cities & Urban LifeLabor, Work & Organizing

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

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Bancroft PrizeMajor1980WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • Lowell, Massachusetts90%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Women’s textile work in Lowell (1826–1860) both transformed industrial labor and reshaped community life through mills, strikes, immigrant labor, and housing for workers’ families.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    65 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.