The Editor and Les Travailleurs: How Albert Tenney Championed the Rights of the French-Canadian Mill Workers During the 1886 Diphtheria Epidemic in Brunswick, Maine

Author

Laura Mosqueda Almasi MA, University of Southern Maine

Date of Award

2017

Call Number

F29.B9 A4 2017

Document Type

Open Access Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

American New England Studies

First Advisor

Ardis Cameron

Keywords

diphtheria epidemic, Biddeford, Maine, ANES

Abstract

This thesis explores the devastating diphtheria epidemic that rocked the small Midcoast community and how Albert Tenney, through his weekly editorials, championed for the French immigrants and called attention to not only the shocking living conditions of the Cabot Mill‟s housing, but also convinced the Maine Board of Health that there was in fact an epidemic decimating the population. It is a story of passion, courage and partnership in acting upon what is right regardless of race, religion or nationality.

Recommended Citation

Almasi, Laura Mosqueda MA, "The Editor and Les Travailleurs: How Albert Tenney Championed the Rights of the French-Canadian Mill Workers During the 1886 Diphtheria Epidemic in Brunswick, Maine" (2017). All Student Scholarship. 302.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/etd/302