Kate Alcott, author of "The Dressmaker," centers her second historical novel on the mill girls of Lowell, Mass. Based on a real-life case, Alcott spins the story of a murdered mill worker, and 鈥 despite a less-than-convincing romance 鈥 offers up a compelling slice of both feminist and Industrial Age history. You can see the Monitor's full review of "The Daring Ladies of Lowell" here.
