The Hodgon family letters: a view of women in the early textile mills, 1830-1840: Historical New Hampshire/ by Thomas Dublin.
- Title:
- The Hodgon family letters: a view of women in the early textile mills, 1830-1840: Historical New Hampshire/ by Thomas Dublin.
- Author:
- Dublin, Thomas,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1978.
- Physical Description:
- p. 282-295.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1978 Vol.33, Issue 4 (Winter 1978) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- In the mid-19th century many young New Englanders migrated from rural areas to urban centers. Sarah and Elizabeth Hodgon, whose letters are reproduced here, left Rochester, New Hampshire to work in a Lowell, Massachusetts textile factory. Their letters reveal their strong family bonds, adjustment problems, and their economic independence.
- People:
- Hodgon, Elizabeth. , Hodgon, Sarah.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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