The Mill Girls of Lowell, Massachusetts

For a while, Lowell, Massachusetts, was one of the most prosperous manufacturing towns in the world. Today, its wealth has faded. But it leaves behind the story of its "mill girls", the women and girls who worked in its textiles factories and organized for a better world. Hell, it turns out, hath no fury like a woman scorned by capitalism. From the ashes of one industry, we can learn how to make our world better. 

Hosted by Varshita Jakkaraju and Olivia Amato-Hansen

Edited by Solomon Bennett

Written by Julia Carino and Eva Chow

Produced by Symrn Shah

Photo of the "Mill Girls" statue in Lowell by Flickr user My Lil' Rotten.