How old were the mill girls? Most were around twenty years old, some
were as young as ten, and others were
middle-aged
O Most were middle-aged, some mwere as youn
as ten, and others were teenagers.
Most were around ten years old, some were
between sixteen and twenty-five years old,
and some were middle-aged

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u.s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.