Western Civilization II / Unit 9 WC2 0820 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Factory Act 1833, Mines Act 1842, Ten Hours 1847
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The idea
The Factory Act of eighteen thirty-three limited children's hours and, the witness adds, barred those under nine; the Mines Act of forty-two barred women, girls and boys under ten from underground; the Ten Hours Act of forty-seven capped women's and young workers' days.
In practice
A parliamentary inquiry's image: a girl hauling coal.
Where people slip
Appalled more by impropriety than conditions, the anchor says.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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