This #WomensHistoryMonth, I want to recognize women in #Lowell , MA who have a long tradition of breaking the mold. Almost two hundred years ago the Lowell Mill Girls spun and wove the first threads of our nation’s industrial history. 1/6
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They were some of the first women to enter the workforce and although they were only paid half of what their male counterparts earned, many were able to attain economic independence for the first time. 2/6
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These women, along with men and women from across the Merrimack Valley went on to fight fearlessly for workers’ rights and ignited a movement that rippled across the country. 3/6
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I sought this Congressional seat eleven years ago because I could not tolerate the fact that a woman had not been elected to Congress from
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While the impact women have when they have a seat at the table is unmistakable, women still make up only a marginal percentage of public office holders. 5/6
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That is why it is so inspiring that an unprecedented surge of first-time female candidates are running for offices from the U.S. Senate and state legislatures to local school boards. The seeds of change have been sown! 6/6
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