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This learning resource focuses on Harriet Hanson Robinson's memoir 'Loom and Spindle,' providing excerpts that illustrate the conditions faced by mill girls in 19th-century New England. The students will analyze primary source material detailing the harsh realities of working long hours in textile mills, the youth of the workers, and the motivations behind labor strikes. The text discusses various aspects of mill life, including wages, working conditions, education aspirations, and the early activism among female workers. Key events like the 1836 strike in Lowell, where mill girls protested wage cuts, highlight the emerging labor movement and the social dynamics of the time.