The Flight of the Cotton Fairies: The Story Behind the Story

Title: The Flight of the Cotton Fairies: The Story Behind the Story
Description: An explanatory essay by Jamie Eves providing historical context for Rose Terry Cooke's short story A Fairy at School. Discusses the lives of mill girls and the literary and historical significance of Cooke's work in relation to early industrial Connecticut.
Creator: Jamie Eves
Subject: Rose Terry Cooke; Connecticut literature; Textile workers; Mill girls; Fiction; Nineteenth century; Industrial Revolution; Willimantic Connecticut
Publisher: Windham Textile and History Museum
Date: 2019
Type: Text
Format: text/html
Language: English
Rights: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted. Copyright held by the Windham Textile and History Museum.