Lowell Offering, No. 4 (July 1841)
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Issue No. 4 (July 1841) of the Lowell Offering, a periodical of writings by women mill operatives in Lowell, Massachusetts. It contains the conclusion of the story 'Clara Stanly' (Chapters III and IV), a poem on 'Old Ironsides', essays such as 'Playthings' and 'Saturday Night', and sketches including 'The Spirit of Discontent', which discusses factory life, the mill bell and long hours. The remainder is poetry, moral tales and reminiscences, including 'The Old Clock', 'The Lock of Gray Hair' and 'Familiar Sketches, No. 2: The Fig Tree'. It has no weaving content.
- Type
- Periodical
- Date
- July 1841
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 32
- Archive notes
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