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    The Factories Act 1847, also known as the Ten Hours Act was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which restricted the working hours of women and young persons...
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    Act of 1844. The Factories Act 1847 (known as the Ten Hour Act), together with Acts in 1850 and 1853 remedying defects in the 1847 Act, met a long-standing...
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    in the Factories Act 1847, he retained the sobriquet. "Moved by pity and indignation at the long hours worked by young children in factories, he devoted...
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  • during work hours. The Act also created the factory inspector and provided for routine inspections of factories to ensure factories implemented the reforms...
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    John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (category UK MPs 1841–1847)
    towards legislation limiting working hours in factories in the Factories Act 1847, and the Public Health Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63). His government's...
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  • Women and children in England were granted the ten-hour day via the Factories Act 1847. French workers won the twelve-hour day after the February Revolution...
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  • Interpretation Act 1978. Short title assigned by section 2 of this act. "Ayrshire and Galloway (Smithstown and Dalmellington) Railway Act 1847" (PDF). legislation...
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    opposing government regulation such as the Railway Regulation Act 1844 and the Factories Act 1847. In the 19th century the editorial stance of The Economist...
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    Mining Act. Carefully valving the steam of the working-class movement, Parliament reduced the working day to ten hours with the Factories Act 1847. Karl...
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  • led to the passage of the Factory Act 1847, which restricted the working hours of women and children in British factories to effectively 10 hours per...
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