Read the excerpt from loom and spindle. i was a "little doffer" until i became old enough to earn more money; then i tended a spinning-frame for a little while; and after that i learned, on the merrimack corporation, to be a drawing-in girl, which was considered one of the most desirable employments, as about only a dozen girls were needed in each mill. we drew in, one by one, the threads of the warp, through the harness and the reed, and so made the beams ready for the weaver's loom. i still have the two hooks i used so long, companions of many a dreaming hour, and preserve them as the "badge of all my tribe" of drawing-in girls. the narrator is proud because she held a desirable job as women’s roles changed in factory work. worked hard at the factory and was rewarded with an impressive wage. was admired as the best among her group of “drawing-in” girls. learned a practical skill that she later applied in her personal life.

ford’s revolution of the assembly like to make cars less expensive

explanation:

- "the civil rights movements"

- "following the american civil war and abolition of slavery, the united states entered a period known as reconstruction, during which black americans continued to suffer from disenfranchisement, racial segregation, and economic oppression. beginning in the early 1950's, black americans launched a series of major campaigns of civil resistance, emphasizing the need for nonviolent protests and civil disobedience."

"such as the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, a campaign launched by rosa parks against the policy of racial segregation of the public transit system in alabama. “sit-ins” became popular across the american south, particularly in greensboro, north carolina, increase national sentiment."

- "the counterculture movement"

- "counterculture began to develop in the united states following the rise of conformity in american culture during the 1950s. by 1963, youth, particularly those of the white middle class, began rejecting the cultural standards and normality of their parents, opting for progressive attitudes instead. the movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement became increasingly successful and as the u.s. military intervention of vietnam began to take a negative turn."

"hippie counterculture moved further into popular culture following the summer of love in 1967 when thousands of people came together in the haight-ashbury neighborhood of san francisco. along with greenwich village in new york city, haight-ashbury became a hub for the counterculture movement."