Lowell, MA

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Lowell, MA, the 4th largest city in Massachusetts, is known for the primary role it played in the Industrial Revolution. Lowell is home to a National Historical Park, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, the Tsongas Arena, Merrimack College, and various cultural organizations. This diverse community celebrates each summer with the Lowell Folk Festival, the largest free folk festival in the United States. Lowell has been struggling for years with a bad public image, but it's a wonderful place to visit. Read on!

Lowell, MA

Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 105,167. It is the fifth largest city in the state. It and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County.

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Merrimack Repertory Theater

The MRT is a small professional theater in Lowell. If you're in the area, I highly recommend checking out a show - they are excellent quality and the theater is cozy enough that you feel like you're in the play!

9/21/2006 - 10/15/2006
Augusta
by Richard Dresser
Director Charles Towers
10/26/2006 - 11/19/2006
Aunt Dan & Lemon
by Wallace Shawn
Director Melia Bensussen
1/11/2007 - 2/4/2007
Trying
by Joanna McClelland Glass

Books about the Industrial Revolution

Lowell: The Mill City (MA) (Postcard History Series)

by: The Lowell Historical Society

Amazon Price: $17.15 (as of 12/23/2009)

Lowell: The River City (MA) (Postcard History Series)

by: The Lowell Historical Society

Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/23/2009)

A history of Lowell / by Charles Cowley.

by: Michigan Historical Reprint Series

Amazon Price: $23.99 (as of 12/23/2009)

Lowell Volume II (MA) (Images of America)

by: John Pendergast

Amazon Price: (as of 12/23/2009)

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Women in the Industrial Revolution

Women played a large role in the industrial revolution as mill workers. Mill Girls, as they were known, radically changed the roles of women in American society. As time passed, the Mill Girls began to take a stand for better working conditions and compensation. These books are focused on the role of women in the Industrial Revolution.