Daughters of free men
By: American Social History Project ; written by Kate Pfordresher ; executive producer, Stephen Brier ; art director, Joshua Brown
Contributors: Eynon, Bret; American Social History Project; American Social History Productions, Inc
Series: Who built America?; HIS 220A (NU course)
Publisher: American Social History Productions, Inc.; [distributed by] American Social History Project Film Library
Published: 1987
Place of publication: New York, N.Y; Wyckoff, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Textile industry; History; Women; Employment
Description: Presents working conditions during the 1830's of young girls at the Merrimack Textile Mill in Lowell, Massachusetts.  Also depicts a strike by the girls because of poor working conditions and wages.
Notes: VHS.

"... part of the award-winning Who built America? series, which explores the central role working men and women have played in the key events and developments of American history.  Produced ... at the City University of New York."--p. [13] of guide.

Viewers' guide written by Bret Eynon.