Why does harriet robinson note that it is “hardly necessary to say” that the 1836 lowell strike failed to improve conditions in the mills? a. it is hardly necessary to say that so far as results were concerned this strike did no good. b. the dissatisfaction of the operatives subsided, or burned itself out, and though the authorities did not accede to their demands, the majority returned to their work, and the corporation went on cutting down the wages.

b. The dissatisfaction of the operatives subsided, or burned itself out, and though the authorities did not accede to their demands, the majority returned to their work, and the corporation went on cutting down the wages.

Explanation:

The Lowell Mill Strike happened in October 1836 in a cotton-factory. The main reason for the strike was the cut down of the wages, all of the girl went into a strike demanding that the wages were not cut down. 

The strike did not have a good result, the authorities did not follow the demands and continued to cut down the wages. The wages became more and more reduced and workers did not have any other choice. Some got back to work and others left and went to their homes.