First issue (October 1840) of the Lowell Offering, a magazine of original essays, sketches, and poems written by female factory operatives in the Lowell, Massachusetts mills. Contents include the allegorical "History of a Hemlock Broom," pieces on old maids, woman's proper sphere, memory, science, autumn, Mount Auburn cemetery, and religious reflections. The closing Editorial Corner explains the publication's purpose of showcasing the talent and intelligence of mill workers and sets out rules for contributors.

Issue No. 2 (December 1840) of the Lowell Offering, a periodical of original essays, poems and sketches written by women working in the Lowell, Massachusetts textile mills. It opens with a defense of factory girls against Orestes Brownson's charge that mill work brings infamy, and includes a piece on the pleasures of factory life, along with sentimental verse, moral essays, a satirical piece on old maids and old bachelors, and an imaginary tour of the planets. The issue is of interest for the social history of New England mill operatives, not for weaving technique.

No. 3 (February 1841) of the Lowell Offering, a periodical of original prose and verse written by women employed in the Lowell, Massachusetts textile mills. It contains essays, poems, sketches and reflections on genius, nature, time, Christmas, home life and the dress of factory girls ("Gold Watches"), plus a plea for mutual relief among mill women. It opens with a prospectus for a proposed volume, "The Garland of the Mills", and ends with local Lowell business advertisements. It has no technical textile content, but is a primary source on mill-girl culture and the social attitudes surrounding factory work.