The Mill Girls of Lowell

The Mill Girls of Lowell

  It is important for society to recognize the women who worked in textile factories, especially the women in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the 1840s. A historical source from the 1840s, The Lowell Offering, which was a magazine written by mill girls themselves,...

The Boston News-Letter

The Boston Newsletter was the first published newspaper in British North America. It was founded by postmaster John Campbell in Boston, Massachusetts, and the first edition was posted on April 24, 1704. The Boston Newsletter was a single sheet of paper, printed on...
Anti-Slavery Meeting on the Boston Common

Anti-Slavery Meeting on the Boston Common

The 1800’s were an important time in American history. The United States was growing in size, purchasing new lands from other countries, and expanding their boarders westward. As the nation grew so did the technologies and industries that were already in place. One of...