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Episodes tagged "Labor": 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. The Role of Poetry and Prose in the Lowell Mills: An Examination of Mourning in the Factory-workers' Literary Magazine
    date January 1, 1840 to December 31, 1845map MIDDLESEX, Massachusettstags Labor, Art/Leisure, mid-nineteenth century, female factory workers, women's writings

    Published in the January 1843 edition of "The Lowell Offering and Magazine" is a poem entitled "On A Young Man Lost At Sea" by an author credited as "M.G.B." The mournful poem reads like a funeral dirge and expresses the sorrow of a sister who has lost her dear brother. The author writes of how this young man's voice will never again be heard nor will his presence be seen around the family hearth....

  2. Suspected Mollies Murder in Broad Daylight
    date October 17, 1857 to February 24, 1877map COLUMBIA, Pennsylvaniatags Trial, Labor, Murder

    Alexander Rea was murdered on a Saturday morning on October 23, 1868 while on his way to the coal mine where he worked. He was shot six times at close range and $500 dollars was stolen from his body. The corpse was hidden in the bushes and was not discovered until the next day. Eleven years later three suspects were arrested and tried for the crime. Patrick Hester, Peter McHugh, and Patrick Tully, ...

  3. Lower Working Class Life of New York City
    date 1830map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Immigration, Health, Labor, New York

    During the 19th century New York City was a populous municipality, with over 220,000 inhabitants by the 1830s. It was diverse, consisting of both prosperous and impoverished areas. Many buildings were beautifully created with an artistic impression, while others were insignificant and deplorable.  Prince Maximilian of Wied’s chronicled his travels in New York during this time and described the contrast...