The "Mill Girls" of New England textile factories were the main workers in the 1840s. did the POSITIVES of working in a textile mill OUTWEIGH the NEGATIVES. answer YES, there were more positives, or NO there were more negatives-- BUT FIRST Things to think about: What was the market revolution, and how that might influence a girl's or young woman's decision to go to work? what was farm life like? what were the advantages and disadvantages of farm life and factory life?

The "Mill Girls" of New England textile factories were the main workers in the 1840s. did the POSITIVES of working in a textile mill OUTWEIGH the NEGATIVES. answer YES, there were more positives, or NO there were more negatives-- BUT FIRST Things to think about: What was the market revolution, and how that might influence a girl's or young woman's decision to go to work? what was farm life like? what were the advantages and disadvantages of farm life and factory life?