To describe their treatment by factory owners the striking women used the analogy of

slavery.

Explanation:

During the strike for better working conditions in the textile industry, Lowell mill girls would frequently compare their conditions to the conditions of the slaves. Lowell textile mills had a primary workforce consisting of young girls. Reportedly, some were as young as ten years old. They would work for an average of 73 hours a week in a very loud and hot environment, without enough air or rest.

When their wages were lowered, they started striking in huge numbers. They demanded better rights and to be treated with more dignity, often comparing their states to enslavement. One of the protests songs that were sang included lines „I cannot be a slave, I will not be a slave / For I'm so fond of liberty / That I cannot be a slave“

c. reserves power to the states and people