Petitions

at the factory in Lowell, Massachusetts, to pay off the debt on the family farm. While there, she is given the choice to sign the workers’ rights petition. The petition asks for shorter hours, better pay, and safer working conditions. Some people say Lyddie should sign the petition in order to improve factory life. Lyddie should not sign the petition because of the compensation she is receiving…

Alternatively, N.J.S.A. 34:15-51 sets forth the statutory requirements for filing a petition in Workers’ Compensation Court, which is as follows: “Every claimant for compensation under Article 2 of this chapter ( R.S. 34:15-7 et seq.) shall, unless a settlement is effected or a petition filed under the provisions of R.S. 34:15-50 , submit to the Division of Workers' Compensation a petition filed and verified in a manner prescribed by regulation, within two years after the date on which the…

Lyddie would send money to her. As the workload picks up day by day, Lyddie is determined to get more money and bring her family back together. The following quote is said by Betsy in a conversation between Amelia, Betsy and Lyddie about signing the petition or not. One example that supports the reason of no time to relax at the factory is stated on page 91, “...in those days I had a hundred thirty spindles to tend. Now I've twice that many at a speed that would make the devil curse...we’re all…

Late in the 18th century, the nation was changing before our eyes. New religious movements were popping up throughout Virginia and among the other colonies. The most important change that was happening was that the colonist were fighting the Revolutionary War to gain their independence from Great Britain. The Colonist faced many problems before the war and after the war, mainly caused because of religion and taxation. There were dissatisfaction from the dissenters; who broke off from the Church…

Petition For Modification Of Existing Custody Order Before you proceed Attach a copy of current custody order along with Petition For Modification Of Existing Custody Order Advance notice for 3 business days to concerned party/ies is necessary for acceptance of the Petition For Modification Of Existing Custody Order before the honorable Judge, in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Complete the petition with ink and attach all 7 forms of the packet duly filling them with…

gather.” This demonstrates that Lyddie has no choice but to not to sign the petition so she won’t be blacklisted and lose her job. Another Valid reason Lyddie should not sign the petition is she will have no where to go. On page 92 it states that “You’d be Blacklisted no corporation would hire you.” This means that if Lyddie did sign the petition she wouldn’t have anywhere to go or live. All though, if she did sign the petition she would have more free time to do whatever she would want to do.…

to a tavern, but soon decided to become a Lowell factory girl. She meets a girl named Diana that tries to convince Lyddie to sign a petition for workers’ rights. Lyddie should not sign this petition Diana Goss is circulating because she would be blacklisted and dismissed and would not earn any more money. While some people believe that Lyddie should sign the petition because it would give her worker’s rights, she most likely would not be given this and be fired from her job and not earn…

environment are extremely poor. There is a petition that she would be able to sign to improve the working conditions she faces but she fears of being blacklisted and not being capable for providing for her family. While some peoples opinion is that Lyddie should sign the petition to improve her working conditions and to make her job smoother and more enjoyable, (even though being a factory girl in general isn't enjoyable at all) Lyddie should not sign the petition regardless how she…

the Assistant Professor of English at the University of Michigan. In her article A Right to Speak on the Subject: The U.S. Women’s Antiremoval Petition Campaign, 1829-1831, Theodore not only summarizes the history of the antiremoval campaign but also studies the strategies women have taken in petitioning against the Indian Removal Act. The antiremoval petition campaign is the earlier known record of women protesting against the federal government in a political manner. The strategies that the…

work at a tavern that was near the mill where Charlie would go and work, soon she decides to start working at a industrial factory. She meets many new people and makes some friends. Some of the girls working there think they should fight and use a petition…