How to Win Our Workers, a Short Account of the Leeds Sewing School for Factory Girls

Mary A. Hyde

ISBN 10: 0461622939 / ISBN 13: 9780461622935

Published by HardPress, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Win Our Workers, a Short Account of the Leeds Sewing School for Factory Girls
• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461622939
• ISBN 13: 9780461622935
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

How To Win Our Workers, A Short Account Of The Leeds Sewing School For Factory Girls by Mary A. Hyde. This work documents the Leeds Sewing School conceived to foster sympathy and practical contact between classes in mid-19th century England. It begins with an appeal to bridge the gulf between masters and hands and then outlines how mill owners, agriculturists, mistresses, and clergymen can cultivate friendly, nonpatronising relationships with workers. The central case study is the Leeds Mill Street Sewing School, an evening program that taught sewing, reading, music, and Bible reflection to factory girls, with a small payment system, a penny savings bank, and oversight by volunteers. The author describes how regular attendance, disciplined yet humane instruction, and respectful social exchange changed habits, formed self-respect, and improved home life. The volume also discusses the broader questions of education for domestics, housing, cleanliness, and marriages, arguing that sympathy and educated example are vital to moral improvement and social cohesion.