From Farm to Factory,
From New England Village to the City of Lowell
Dr. Laurence Gross
, Professor Economic and Social Development, University of Mass. LowellVillage Life
Household Production
Farming
Gender Roles
Self-organization
Diverse Skills
Village Sustainability
Moral Economy, Barter
Water-powered Mills
Labor Saving
Regulated
Factory Life
Agricultural Decline
War of 1812
Waltham Experiment
British Model
New Ways of Life
Factory Production in Lowell
Harnessing the Merrimack
Work for Wages
Mutual Mistrust
Labor-Cheapening Machinery
Market Economy
Supply and Demand
End of Reciprocal Responsibilities