Mill town to utopia
During the early 1800s woman were still not able to vote but were able to work. In the article, “From Utopia to Mill Town.” Women chose to work in mills instead of more “formal” jobs. Working in the mills allowed woman to get more pay and gave them a sense of freedom. Lowell’s Mills employed many women which were White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. Many women in the mills were from New England farms. Having worked in farms for so long gave women the idea of routine. The women who worked at mills were those of low incomes and wanted to have independence from complete monotony.