The animated PBS special Mill Times, created by award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay, takes viewers back to 18th century Lowell, Massachusetts, famous for its textile mills and "Lowell Girls."
David Macaulay: Mill Times
In the late 18th century, Lowell, Massachusetts was a hub of textile production, with its mills running 24/7 and a workforce of young, undereducated women, known as the "Lowell Girls", toiling long hours for meager wages.
