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Song, Kiho. “Life and Labor of Lowell’s Mill Girls.” Studies in English Language & Literature. 43.1 (2017): 83-103. Lowell in Massachusetts was the first place where factory labor was introduced in America. Due to its success in the cotton industry, Lowell was once called an “Industrial Eden.” Lowell’s success was indebted not only to the adoption of new machinery and modes of production, but to the benevolent and paternal policies of the cotton industry. Numerous young girls from New England came to work in Lowell, attracted not just by the high wages and good working conditions, but by the educational opportunities the provided its employees. Lowell was a place that simulated the intellectual desire of mill operatives and helped them expand their lives. The writings of Harriet Robinson and Lucy Larcom, who worked in Lowell as mill operatives when young, clearly illustrate the meaning of life and work during its heyday of factory labor. (Hannam University)