Read the excerpt from Loom and Spindle.I had been to school constantly until I was about ten years of age, when my mother, feeling obliged to have help in her work besides what I could give, and also needing the money which I could earn, allowed me, at my urgent request (for I wanted to earn money like the other little girls), to go to work in the mill.
Answer
A
Families considered education more important than earnings.
B
Parents imposed strict rules about children’s behavior in school.
C
Many children joined the work force instead of attending school.
D
Few children could afford to attend private elementary schools.