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Industrialization
The story of
industrialization in New England begins with the rapid
proliferation of textile mills in the early 19th century. The
mills transformed the landscape of the lives of ordinary citizens
by creating new towns, drawing workers off the farm, and later
bringing in large numbers of European immigrants.
Dearly
Earned is a full length play,
bringing to life the realities of working in a 19th century mill
town. This site is designed to tell the story behind the
play, with an emphasis on serving the interests of educators. |
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"I shall send you five dollars, and Leland says he
shall send five the first that he earns. So
you must get some good comfortable clothes, and buy a
little stove for the front room, and hire somebody to chop
the woodpile."
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Thus writes Amy Galusha, from the factory boarding house
where she lived, to her mother in 1853
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