What was the effect of the first strikes waged by the factory girls in

What was the effect of the first strikes waged by the factory girls in the 1830s and 1840s protesting the working conditions they labored under in New England textile mill factories?

A) The strikes resulted in major concessions in pay and improved working conditions for these young women.
B) The strikes failed miserably as the young women workers were unsuccessful in improving their pay or their working conditions, and women remained working and living in these factory towns.
C) The strikes mostly failed to achieve their goals, and young women returned to their farming hometowns in New England where economic conditions and working opportunities had improved.
D) The strikes resulted in state government intervention to guarantee improved, safe working conditions and state government pressure to improve the factory girls’ wages.

ANSWER
Answer: B