Information Sheet 1 - Factories and Mines Acts in the 19th ...

By 1800 it was common for children to work in factories or mines. Very few children went to school. Laws were passed throughout the 19th century to protect children working in factories and mines. They were largely due to the work of Robert Owen and Lord Shaftsbury who visited the factories and mines and were appalled by the way children were ... ................
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