On May 25, 1824, two centuries ago, several hundred young women at Slater Mill in Pawtucket marched into American history. They became the very first females in the new industrial order to protest an ...

Pawtucket is also home to Slater Memorial Park, a 200-acre park with a variety of ballfields, courts, picnic sites, ...

PAWTUCKET (AP) — The historic Slater Mill in Pawtucket and the surrounding area are being taken over by the National Park Service. The transfer of the Old Slater Mill Historic District from local ...

Back in 1793, Slater Mill hired local artisans and laborers to create the first successful cotton-spinning factory in the U.S. and it’s still known today as the birthplace of the American Industrial ...

The historic Slater Mill in Pawtucket and the surrounding area are being taken over by the National Park Service. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says the transfer of the Old Slater Mill Historic District from ...

Most people know about the role New England played as the birthplace of the American Revolution, but few may be aware that New England also spearheaded another revolution of arguably even greater ...

From Belper, England, to Pawtucket, to northern RI, the saga of Slatersville begins. Our story begins in Belper, England, the birthplace of Samuel Slater, known as the “Father of the American ...

GRISWOLD — Comics have been a way of life for Chris Hebert since, as a child, he was given a Star Wars: Return of the Jedi comic book by his mother before getting surgery about 40 years ago. Since ...

Scott Molloy is a University of Rhode Island professor emeritus and founder of the R.I. Labor History Society. On May 25, 1824, two centuries ago, several hundred young women at Slater Mill in ...