"Upon this,several wicked and malicious girls ...undertook to get up a turn out,with a view to threaten the agents with an entire stoppage of the works,in order to exact the higher rates of wages....On Friday and Saturday from 800 to 1000 girls revolted under the most laughable delusions,that mischief could invent.The first day,processions were formed of about 700 girls,who listened to sundry stimulative exhortations,...and marched through the streets,ankle-deep in mud....Saturday became a day of repentance to many;and they would gladly have returned to their business,but for a pledge,cunningly devised,that each who did so,should forfeit five dollars to the rebels.The Sabbath afforded opportunity for a little more cool reflection,and on Monday morning,a large concourse attended by a parcel of idle men and boys,heard another speech....The result of the whole matter is,that a few of the ring-leaders are refused entrance into the mills...." What attitude did the author of this document take toward the Lowell girls and their "turn out"?

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The author of this document takes an unsympathetic attitude toward the Lowell girls and their "turn out". The language used to describe the girls' actions is pejorative ("wicked and malicious girls", "laughable delusions") and the author suggests that their actions are motivated by greed ("to exact the higher rates of wages"). The author also notes that the "ring-leaders" are punished by being refused entrance into the mills.

"Upon This,several Wicked and Malicious Girls