is the story of a farm
girl whose family falls apart. When her parents are gone, the children are unable to make ends
meet. Lyddie goes to the city of Lowell to become a factory girl. Lyddie
is a work of historical .
In chapter eight, Lyddie awakens with a start when
she hears all the city clamor. The book describes her first day in the city and all the
bewilderment she experiences. She meets the other girls who live in the same boardinghouse and
who also work at the same factory. The owner of the boardinghouse, Mrs. Bedlow, also takes her
to the factory and helps her secure a job. She has to endure many different new experiences,
including being vaccinated for smallpox. At the end of the chapter, Lyddie is taken to the
factory for her first day of work. The chapter ends before she begins working.
Chapter nine describes Lyddie's first day at work. When she arrives, she is quite
startled by the noise and bustle of the factory. The overseer attempts to tell her how to run
the loom, but he only confuses her. A girl she'd never met before, Diana, steps in and offers
to show her how to use the loom. She spends the rest of the day learning from her. Diana also
offers to help her learn how to read better, so she visits her that evening and they study
together. With Diana's help, she writes a letter to her mother and one to her brother. The
other girls in Lyddie's boardinghouse tell her to stay away from Diana because she is
"devious" and tries to stir up trouble.
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