The textile companies built boardinghouses for the women and men they employed. Rules and regulations were issued to insure proper conduct and a healthy environment outside of work.

The textile companies employed women and men to work in their mills. Rules and regulations were issued to insure proper conduct and a healthy environment at work

Letters and poems written by factory workers tell about their experiences in Lowell, both good and bad. Writings like these, which encouraged friends and family to come to work in Lowell, helped the mill agents attract new workers.