Answer:
There were several reasons why girls/women would want to come to work at the Lowell Factories. Some of them are:
- to assist a family member with college tuition
- to take advantage of the learning and development opportunities offered at Lowell
- to earn additional income as a way of helping their families
- some of the girls also sought employment at the factory because it gave them a sense of freedom and independence, being able to make money for themselves and decide how they'd like to spend it
Explanation:
Lowell Factories or mills was a system designed by and named after Francis Cabot Lowell.
Francis in the same century (19th by the way) also introduced another production or manufacturing system which he called the Waltham-Lowell System.
Whilst the system ensured that the workers which comprised of 75% females (girls and women) worked very hard, it also provided them education so that they could move on to better-paying jobs in a short while.
Another factor that attracted the women was the mode of payment. Rather than pay them at the end of every month, they received their wages weekly and in some cases every two weeks.
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