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Museum of Work and Culture

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Set up in a former textile mill, this interactive museum examines the lives of American factory workers and owners during the Industrial Revolution. Focusing on French Canadian immigrants to Woonsocket's mills, the museum's cleverly laid-out walk-through exhibits begin with a 19th-century Québécois farmhouse, then continue with displays of life in a 20th-century tenement, Catholic school, church, and on the shop floor. The genesis of the textile workers' union is described, as are the events that led to the National Textile Strike of 1934. There also an engaging presentation about child labor.

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  • Address: 42 S. Main St., Woonsocket, RI 02895 | Map It
  • Phone: 401/769-9675
  • Cost: $8
  • Hours: Tues.-Fri., 9:30--4, Sat. 10--4, Sun. 1--4, Closed Mon.
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  • Location: Woonsocket
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