Many of the women who began working in the mill “were not over ten years old; a few were in middle life, but the majority were between the ages of sixteen and twenty-¬five” (Harriet Robison). Their work day began at 5 in the morning and stretched till 7 in the evening. They were allowed half an hour for breakfast and another for dinner. The youngest of the girls where called “doffers.” They acquired the name from their duty of removing “the full bobbins from the spinning frames, and [replacing] them with empty ones” (Harriet Robison). Each hour within the 14 hours work day they were expected to work approximately 15 minutes. If the supervisor was feeling generous the girls would be allowed to participate in recreational activities. Many women work for 8 to 10 months yet, they enjoyed living in the Lowell Mill housing. There they were able to create close relationships with the other women. Giving them a sense of belonging. (Harriet
Many of the women who began working in the mill “were not over ten years old; a few were in middle life, but the majority were between the ages of sixteen and twenty-¬five” (Harriet Robison). Their work day began at 5 in the morning and stretched till 7 in the evening. They were allowed half an hour for breakfast and another for dinner. The youngest of the girls where called “doffers.” They acquired the name from their duty of removing “the full bobbins from the spinning frames, and [replacing] them with empty ones” (Harriet Robison). Each hour within the 14 hours work day they were expected to work approximately 15 minutes. If the supervisor was feeling generous the girls would be allowed to participate in recreational activities. Many women work for 8 to 10 months yet, they enjoyed living in the Lowell Mill housing. There they were able to create close relationships with the other women. Giving them a sense of belonging. (Harriet