dec 31, 1821 - Waltham-Lowell System- TURNINg POINT
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Created in the 1820s, this system of labor used young women from families to work on factories, and they often worked them harder, payed less, and treated them poorly. Exploiting non white males, like immigrants, blacks, and women, was commonly used later in the Gilded Age.
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Corporate Abuses in US History
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