When the Owners at Lowell Cut Wages 25 Percent in 1834

When the owners at Lowell cut wages 25 percent in 1834, how did female workers respond?

A) About 800 young women went out on a spontaneous but unsuccessful strike.
B) They meekly accepted the lower wages out of deference to the male owners.
C) By threatening to quit unless their wages were restored, the female workers forced the owners to back down and restore their wages.
D) A mob of the workers' male relatives threatened to burn down the factory, forcing the owners to back down and restore workers' wages.