Which of the following most likely accounts for the large number of women workers in the mechanized textile mills in New England?
a. the undemanding nature of the work
b. the absence of a substantial male workforce
c. formation of strong women workers' unions
d. spinning and weaving was traditionally women's work
Ans: d. spinning and weaving was traditionally women's work
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