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what are the three parts of loweell system
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The Lowell (or Waltham‑Lowell) system had three main parts:
1. Mechanized, centralized production — water‑powered mills that combined processes (spinning and weaving) under one roof for mass textile manufacture.
2. A recruited, wage labor force — primarily young, single women from rural New England (“Lowell mill girls”) employed on a factory schedule.
3. Paternalistic social control/institutional supports — company boardinghouses, strict rules and moral supervision, plus cultural/educational opportunities (lectures, churches) intended to regulate workers’ behavior.
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1. Mechanized, centralized production — water‑powered mills that combined processes (spinning and weaving) under one roof for mass textile manufacture.
2. A recruited, wage labor force — primarily young, single women from rural New England (“Lowell mill girls”) employed on a factory schedule.
3. Paternalistic social control/institutional supports — company boardinghouses, strict rules and moral supervision, plus cultural/educational opportunities (lectures, churches) intended to regulate workers’ behavior.
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