Mill Girls and Strangers : Single Women's Independent Migration in England, Scotland, and the United States, 1850-1881.
A comparative history of single women's independent migration to the textile cities of Preston, England; Lowell, Massachusetts; and Paisley, Scotland.
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| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, 2002. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- MILL GIRLS AND STRANGERS
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Transitions in the City: Independent Female Migration, 1850-1881
- Single Female Migrants in Historical Perspectives
- 2. Preston: The Unseen Migrants
- Migrants and Domestic Service in Preston
- The Migrants' Economy
- 3. Lowell: The Mill Girls
- Migrants and the Textile Industry in Lowell
- The Migrants' Society
- A Desire to See the City
- The Migrants' Independence
- 4. Paisley: The Strangers and the Maids
- Migrants and Domestic Service in Paisley
- Migrants and Bleaching in Paisley
- Accommodating Independent Migrants
- The Migrants' Economy
- To Prosecute Her Claim
- Personal Migration Patterns
- Migrants at Risk
- 5. Comparisons: The Migrants Beside Themselves
- Appendix: The Statistical Methodology
- Notes
- Chapter 1. Transitions in the City
- Chapter 2. Preston
- Chapter 3. Lowell
- Chapter 4. Paisley
- Chapter 5. Comparisons
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Index
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- F
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