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Name a textile factory in Massachusetts, which ran on water power, and employed young low-skilled women. a. Lowell Factory. b. Lancaster Textiles. c. Vanderbilt Textiles. d. American Factory.

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Answer: Lowell factory

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The Lowell mills was named after Francis Cabot Lowell and it was a textile mills in the 19th century that operated in Lowell, Massachusetts.

More than 8000 textile workers were employed which were known as the factory girls and they operated the machineries. They were mainly women that had farming background. The company also ran on water power.

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