The selected essays of the Lowell offering reveal a sophistication and freedom of thought and action despite the prevailing belief at the time that mill workers were oppressed by their working conditions .

Chosen work:
“The Lowell Offering” essays by The Mill Girls

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Thesis Statement:
The selected essays of the Lowell offering reveal a sophistication and freedom of thought and action despite the prevailing belief at the time that mill workers were oppressed by their working conditions.