Waltham-Lowell system

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf factory system
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Industrial_Revolution_in_America
gptkbp:contributedTo urbanization in New England
gptkbp:declinedAfter mid-19th century
gptkbp:developedBy early 19th century
gptkbp:emphasizes mechanization
water-powered machinery
gptkbp:employs gptkb:Lowell_mill_girls
gptkbp:features vertical integration
corporate ownership
factory discipline
gptkbp:firstImplementedAt gptkb:Lowell,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Waltham,_Massachusetts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Waltham-Lowell system
gptkbp:industry textile manufacturing
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:British_factory_system
gptkbp:notableFor company-owned boarding houses
centralized production
employment of young women
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:replacedBy immigrant labor system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lowell_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6