Abigail's Letter
Essential Question: Why this choice at
this time?
Guiding Questions:
- What was life like for women living
on a farm at this time?
- What opportunities did they
have?
- What difficulties did they
face?
- Why go to Lowell?
- How would their life
change?
- How would their social, economic
and educational opportunities be affected?
- How did women change during this
time?
- Use the information you've gathered so far to do the
following activity:
- Have Abigail write a letter to a friend working in the
Lowell Mills explaining her decision regarding whether or not
to become a mill worker and why she made this decision.
- You may want to read the following documents for additional
information:
- The letter should include information about the
following:
- What was Abigail's life like on the farm?
- What would it be like for Abigail to live in a
boardinghouse?
- What would it be like for Abigail to work in a mill?
- What would Abigail do in her free time?
- Based on Abigail's decision, what would her future be
like?
- Use this rubric
as a guide to help you write your letter.
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