Sarah had experienced both work under private control as well as in a factory setting. Because she had experienced both genres of work, we are given the ability to do an unscientific comparison of what benefits or drawbacks working outside o

Sarah was considered a bad seed in many respects due to the time period and the social expectations of women. If it had not been for the Market Revolution and the opportunity the factory gave her, she may not have declared independence from her past because she would not have been given the opportunity to do this. By working in a mill, she was able to move to another state without question and without creating a false past or a façade of who she really was in her personal life. Her entry into factory employment gave her a chance to stand on her own and in some respects prove herself to her skeptical and distrusting family. Sarah was able to work for two years and accomplish a sense of financial security and social acceptance that she never would have achieved as a private worker. She needed an avenue to find her way back to financial security, social acceptance and to once again regain the love and trust of her family. Although factory life did not offer all of these accommodations, it was a way for Sarah to once again reclaim herself.

Sarah’s attempt to start over, in some respects, came at a high price; however, not so high in others. Uprooting herself and moving to another state was a huge step for a 19th century woman who was not married, and who had not stood on her own two feet prior to her move to Rhode Island. It was also difficult for Sarah’s sister, Lucretia, to understand how her sister could drop to the level of “factory worker”. Sarah had left her home and disappointed her sister whom she loved dearly to pursue a new life. However, I believe the price she paid for this move might have been worth the suffering had her life not ended so tragically. It might be looked at as though Sarah paid the ultimate price for her choice of working in the mills—her life. But if one looks at the situation carefully,

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