"The Daring Ladies of Lowell" by Kate Alcott

How is the treatment of the "factory girls" different from the way women are treated in today's work place? How is it similar?

For more information about the author, check out: 

http://katealcott.com/bios/kate-alcott

Boston Globe article about the real life murder the book is loosely based on:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2014/04/19/the-real-life-murder-behind-novel-about-lowell-mills/bvMBFwckjExNWEGkS87zvI/story.html