family. Lyddie reluctantly agrees. Lyddie tries to sign a petition for better working conditions but is too late as the petition had already been sent in and declined. When she is fired from the company for "moral turpitude" – catching Mr. Marsden trying to assault a young Irish worker – she writes a letter to her supervisor, Mr. Marsden. She returns home briefly, considers marrying Luke Stevens, but chooses instead to attend Oberlin College, known for accepting women and decides to come back afterwards. Adaptation Lyddie was made into a TV movie in 1996, directed by Stefan Scaini. The cast includes Tanya Allen, Danielle Brett , Andrea Libman and Lexie Lore. Reception Michele Landsberg of Entertainment Weekly rated it A and wrote of the title character's troubles, "The rewards are all the more cheering for being so hard won." See also References American bildungsromans 1991 American novels American novels adapted into films