Robinson's Labor in Textile Mill 1831 and the Communication Revolution According to Howe

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The course article that stood out the most is Harriet Hanson Robinson's description of her labor in a Textile Mill in 1831. The article is essential for two reasons that remain relevant today. The first is child labor, a global crisis that remains prevalent globally, especially in developing nations. The second issue is women's struggle in a patriarchal society, especially when widowed and left with young children. Robinson began working in the textile mill at the age of ten (Hoffman et al. 238), partly to make money like other girls of her age and assist her mother in taking care of the other three children since she was the eldest. In modern America, such a situation would cause a public uproar; yet it still happens in the unreported quarter due to financial di...