"In vain do I try to soar in fancy and imagination above the dull reality around me, but beyond the roof of the factory I cannot rise."
~1826 Lowell Mill Factory Worker
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This is a look at business and economics in the history of women. It touches upon early efforts in the labor movement, up through the legislation that effects women in the workforce today.
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