Mill girls and strangers : single women's independent migration in England, Scotland, and the United States, 1850-1881

Intro -- MILL GIRLS AND STRANGERS -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Transitions in the City: Independent Female Migration, 1850-1881 -- Single Female Migrants in Historical Perspectives -- 2. Preston: The Unseen Migrants -- Migrants and Domestic Service in Preston -- The Migrants' Economy -- 3. Lowell: The Mill Girls -- Migrants and the Textile Industry in Lowell -- The Migrants' Society -- A Desire to See the City -- The Migrants' Independence -- 4. Paisley: The Strangers and the Maids -- Migrants and Domestic Service in Paisley -- Migrants and Bleaching in Paisley -- Accommodating Independent Migrants -- The Migrants' Economy -- To Prosecute Her Claim -- Personal Migration Patterns -- Migrants at Risk -- 5. Comparisons: The Migrants Beside Themselves -- Appendix: The Statistical Methodology -- Notes -- Chapter 1. Transitions in the City -- Chapter 2. Preston -- Chapter 3. Lowell -- Chapter 4. Paisley -- Chapter 5. Comparisons -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.