Which of the following describes the experience of the "mill girls"?

A) Working Sunday mornings, they had no opportunity to attend church services.
B) Most walked to work after completing morning chores on their family farms.
C) They worked rotating eight-hour shifts, with the mills running constantly.
D) The majority never married and worked at the mills for decades before retiring.
E) They were required to live in closely supervised boardinghouses.

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Riley Maddigan · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : E, Explanation :  The mill girls were required to live in company-owned boardinghouses which were closely supervised as part of the labor system in the early American textile mills, particularly those in Lowell, Massachusetts. This arrangement was part of the social experiment to maintain control over the workforce and ensure a stable, moral environment for the young women workers.

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