Dear Humans,

In the early 19th century young women left their farms in the Northeast and rushed to the textile factories along the banks of the Merrimack River. These women–who we now call The Lowell Mill Girls–worked long hours in often punishing conditions. 

Now we look back at this moment as a major turning point in the Industrial Revolution. A time that forever changed life in America (for better or worse).

As they tended to those spinning machines, do you think those Lowell Mill Girls ever thought that children almost 200 years in the future would read about their lives and draw lessons about how technology changes individuals and society?

More importantly, do you ever think about how future humans will look back on your life right now and think about what lessons it has to teach them? After all, our lives are letters to the future that we write every day.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt