Question

read the second reading, a summary of the lowell mill girls strike from the national parks service. when you are finished reading, answer the question. lowells textile corporations paid higher wages than those in other textile cities, but work was arduous and conditions were frequently unhealthy. although the citys corporations threatened labor reformers with firing or blacklisting, many mill girls protested wage cuts and working conditions. female workers struck twice in the 1830s. in the 1840s, female labor reformers banded together to promote the ten - hour day, in the face of strong corporate opposition. few strikes succeeded, however, and lowells workforce remained largely unorganized. adding to the difficulties of organizing lowells operatives was the changing ethnic composition of the workforce. the number of irish employed in lowells mills rose. this source is a secondary source because: it was written by someone who researched many sources to write a summary of an event it was written by someone who participated in the strike it describes an event that happened a long time ago

Explanation:

A secondary source is created by someone who did not experience first - hand the events being described. Here, the summary is written by someone who researched many sources to write about the Lowell Mill Girls' strike, which is characteristic of a secondary source. A source written by a strike participant would be a primary source, and the time elapsed since the event is not the defining factor of a secondary source.

Answer:

it was written by someone who researched many sources to write a summary of an event