Question

What were the goals of the lowell female labor reform association?

Answer 1

1814, Francis Cabot Lowell formed the Boston Manufacturing Company and built a textile mill next to the Charles River.1822, the Merrimack Manufacturing Company was formed and purchased land to expand its textile manufacturing operations.1834, a 15% reduction in wages came into effect and the pace of work within the mills increased significantly. Women operatives went on strike to protest wage cuts and proposed a reduction in hours, but were unsuccessful.1836, an additional rent hike was proposed for the textile workers living in the company boarding houses to pay. Another strike occurred and it was much more successful than the strike of 1834. They rescinded the rent hike.1840, the factories had employed almost 8,000 workers by now, including almost all  women between the ages of 16 and 35.1840, an organized monthly publication was created by and for the Lowell girls, The Voice of Industry.1843, Lowell female textile workers begin public petitioning for 10-hour workday.1845, (January) about a dozen of the Lowell female textile workers came together to start an organization in called the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association (LFLRA).1845, (June) The LFLRA grew to approximately 500 women.1847, the LFLRA turned into the Lowell Female Industrial Reform and Mutual Aid Society.1850, the Lowell Female Industrial Reform and Mutual Aid Society disbanded, but workers still pressed on and fought for equality in the workplace.1874, Massachusetts passed legislation for the Ten-Hour day.