My mother passed away working night shift In a cotton mill,she was only 47.She was trying to raise me and my four sisters all by herself,She was so caring,loving,hard working and I could see a sadness In her eyes that no one else
My grandma worked in the cotton mills in West Yorkshire , she was an orphan from the age of 8…. She helped to raise me, and thanks to her, our family is no longer dirt poor. She never once complained or said she had a hard life, but she obviously did. What a woman!
Beautiful, heartfelt performance. My grandmother was a mill girl. I hadn't thought of it in years, but I heard this song for the first time yesterday and it brought back memories. When I turned 14, she told me that when she had turned 14, she had to leave school to go work in the mill. She told me how lucky I was to be able to stay in school and continue my education.
At 0.58 Howard & Bullough machinery, manufactured in Accrington UK. My mother, her sisters and quite a few of my ancestors were employed as weavers, tacklers, twisters etc in the East Lancashire cotton mills and it was a hard life. I’m sure it was no easier in the US, or anywhere else for that matter.
This is a wonderful version of this song. I hope it will be released on a CD by Ms Corrigan. I would like to note, though, that the photographer/sociologist responsible for these evocative photos was Lewis Hine. A man who did a lot of good with a camera.
This gives me such Red Dead vibes. LOVE IT!! Wish I lived in a simpler time like this, buuuut we enjoy SUCH luxuries today. Like being able to hear this amazing song over a strange device that contains all the answers like, what the best song ever? OBVIOUSLY: Hard Time Cotton Mill Girls
It is part of a new iBook on American Women's suffrage- How Southern Women Won the Vote. I will send your comment to Janne, Sarah and Al. But no...no CD .Thank you- Candace Corrigan p.s.and yes the photos are great. They were a great find.
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My mother passed away working night shift In a cotton mill,she was only 47.She was trying to raise me and my four sisters all by herself,She was so caring,loving,hard working and I could see a sadness In her eyes that no one else
My grandma worked in the cotton mills in West Yorkshire , she was an orphan from the age of 8…. She helped to raise me, and thanks to her, our family is no longer dirt poor. She never once complained or said she had a hard life, but she obviously did. What a woman!
Beautiful, heartfelt performance. My grandmother was a mill girl. I hadn't thought of it in years, but I heard this song for the first time yesterday and it brought back memories. When I turned 14, she told me that when she had turned 14, she had to leave school to go work in the mill. She told me how lucky I was to be able to stay in school and continue my education.
At 0.58 Howard & Bullough machinery, manufactured in Accrington UK. My mother, her sisters and quite a few of my ancestors were employed as weavers, tacklers, twisters etc in the East Lancashire cotton mills and it was a hard life. I’m sure it was no easier in the US, or anywhere else for that matter.
This is a wonderful version of this song. I hope it will be released on a CD by Ms Corrigan. I would like to note, though, that the photographer/sociologist responsible for these evocative photos was Lewis Hine. A man who did a lot of good with a camera.
Been singing this and playing on the banjo since the 60s. Thanks!
little people like us needs to keep fighting, no one else is going to do it for us
This gives me such Red Dead vibes. LOVE IT!! Wish I lived in a simpler time like this, buuuut we enjoy SUCH luxuries today. Like being able to hear this amazing song over a strange device that contains all the answers like, what the best song ever? OBVIOUSLY: Hard Time Cotton Mill Girls
their faces says it all
Lovely Candace!
I like this song
candace i still keep coming back.
It is part of a new iBook on American Women's suffrage- How Southern Women Won the Vote. I will send your comment to Janne, Sarah and Al. But no...no CD .Thank you- Candace Corrigan p.s.and yes the photos are great. They were a great find.
cool sung
This is awesome. The photos and the song go perfectly together. Who is the singer?
It seems there were no workers rights then, but they seemed quite satisfactory.
I SO SAD
Marvellous, Are you the singer? I have a very similar live performance by Hedy West
Can you tell us whose recording this is?
Cruel? Yes, absolutely! Today, however, they destroy themselves with alcohol and drugs. Many kids don't even show up in school.