Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2011-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 170 Knight, Charles 1791 1873 Martineau, Harriet 1802 1876 Invalid Invalid, An 30014259 Mind Amongst the Spindles. A Miscellany, Wholly Composed by the Factory Girls "Selected from the Lowell Offering." Produced by Julia Miller, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mind Amongst the Spindles" is a collection of writings produced by factory girls, specifically those working in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century. This unique compilation reflects the thoughts, aspirations, and experiences of these young women, portraying their lives and the dignity of their labor against a backdrop of industrialization. The contributors express a range of sentiments, from the joys of community and personal growth to the challenges and discontent faced in factory life. At the start of this work, specific characters and their narratives begin to emerge, particularly focusing on a young woman named Abby, who pleads to her parents for permission to leave home and work in the Lowell mills. Abby's excitement is palpable as she dreams of a new life filled with opportunity and the allure of fashion, but her parents harbor concerns for her well-being and moral guidance. The opening chapters set a poignant tone, highlighting the familial tensions caused by societal changes, while also introducing broader themes of independence, self-discovery, and the complex emotions woven into the experience of laboring women during a transformative time in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American literature -- Massachusetts -- Lowell Working class women -- Literary collections American literature -- Women authors PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 533629 2025-08-15T08:47:27.570272 text/html 535388 2021-01-08T03:42:10 text/html 425329 2025-08-15T08:47:38.517196 application/epub+zip 431042 2025-08-15T08:47:31.901268 application/epub+zip 275844 2025-08-15T08:47:30.299228 application/epub+zip 762280 2025-08-15T08:47:43.312213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 728200 2025-08-15T08:47:37.273216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394796 2022-09-17T07:49:10.020976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491123 2025-08-15T08:47:26.481293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 490758 2021-01-08T03:42:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 490754 2021-01-08T03:42:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21658 2025-08-15T08:47:43.461169 application/rdf+xml 25840 2025-08-15T08:47:30.841255 image/jpeg 4772 2025-08-15T08:47:30.566228 image/jpeg 191385 2021-01-08T03:42:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 301760 2021-01-08T03:42:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 191354 2021-01-08T03:42:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 410444 2025-08-15T08:47:27.651241 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia