Read the section "A Factory Girl, Lowell Offering, December 1840."
Which sentence from the section BEST supports
the idea that steady work was difficult for women to
find?
A
It has been said that for women to put
themselves under the influence and restraints
of corporations, is contrary to their nature.
B
It is because our work is so difficult that the
wages of factory girls are higher than those of
females engaged in most other occupations.
C
These wages have drawn many worthy,
virtuous, intelligent and well-educated girls to
Lowell and other factories.
D
However, factory labor is more available than
work for many domestics, seamstresses and
school-teachers.