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Lowell, Massachusetts, had a substantial French-Canadian community in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The workforce in the mill town was predominantly female. This study focuses on single French Canadian women in Lowell from 1900 to 1920. The author uses federal census schedules to examine their employment, earnings, and living arrangements. One major finding is that most of the workers were daughters living in households headed by fathers. Housework and family care obligations fell on daughters, which added to their economic responsibilities and reduced their marriageability.