Curated OER
Parliamentary Hearings on the Treatment of Women in Factories Great Britain, 1815
In this Industrialization instructional activity, students read the parts in the play based on Parliamentary hearings on the treatment of women in factories held in 1815.
Curated OER
Hearings on the Treatment of Women in Factories
For this women in factories worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions and fill in the blanks regarding information from a hearing on the treatment in women in factories during Industrialization.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: "Lowell Mill Girls" by Harriet Robinson
Archived news article. A personal account of young female cotton mill workers in Massachusetts during the mid-1800's.