Introduction
Objective: Create a profile of a young girl who worked in the Lowell Factory Mill.
Task
In the Process Section, you will work through a PowerPoint lesson, read several letters written by a mill girl, watch a video, and go to several sites to choose a name for your Mill Girl. As you visit each site, be sure to take notes as you work through each section.
After you are finished, you will create a profile of a Mill Girl at a Lowell Factory.
Process
1. Make a Tree Map on the back of your worksheet with the following branches:
- Description of the girls
- Job description
- Challenges on the job
- Living Conditions
- Emotional Challenges
You may add any other branches that you feel are necessary.
As you Work through the following links, take notes on your tree map.
2. Click on the link below and work through the PowerPoint Presentation. Take notes on your Tree Map.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Og10iz-IGOvSsAIf0VSEzr-Wfma4l-iZP6TnbFKD0q0/edit#slide=id.p3
3. Click on the link below and watch the video. Take notes on your Tree Map.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkJwOYagvuI
4. Click on the link below and read the letters Mary S. Paul wrote to
her father. Be sure to read the letters dated April 12, 1826, and Nov 5th 1848.
https://vermonthistory.org/images/stories/articles/greenmountaineer/lettersfromlowell.pdf
5. Click on the link below to view common names given to girls in the 1800's. You will need to choose a first and middle name for your Mill girl.
First/Middle Names
http://babynames.allparenting.com/list/Irish_Baby_Names/
Last Names
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_common_surnames_in_Europe#Ireland
Evaluation
Now that you have finished your research, Develop a profile of a girl who would have worked in the Lowell Factory.
- Fill out the Profile sheet thoroughly
- Be careful to write neatly
- Be creative!