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Papa
Rachael
Charlie Mama
Lyddie stares down the bear
Quaker Stevens
Lyddie has no choice but to sell their best calf. While she wants to keep the farm, this is the most rational choice for Lyddie. She is now in charge of the family and she has to make the tough decisions. Even though she is only 13, she has to grow up very quickly
Cutler's Tavern
Lyddie is made to feel different, "other." This creates internal conflict in her, making her feel inferior to the other girls. She therefore has to prover herself by working harder than anyone else.
"You're dismissed!
"I'll just collect my things (44)"
The Loom of Death!
Lyddie dreads going to work for 13 hours a day. She wonders if she is doing the right thing.
Young women and men all over the country are being taken advantage of and abused with poor working conditions. There are very little worker's rights in this time period. That's why Diana and some of the other girls are fighting against the corrupt and abusive system.
Workers, especially women, were discriminated against. They were held to the highest standard of morality, and anything that suggested "moral turpitude" or immoral behavior would be fired, or divorced or humiliated. A man's word was always valued over a woman's, as in Lyddie's dispute with Mr. Marsden.
Chapter 13: "The Speed Up"
Payback!