Booklet 3 Flashcards
What did the 1842 mines act do?
Banned the underground employment of Women and Children
What was an advantage of the 1833 factory act?
More inspectors were appointed to enforce the law and safety rules were introduced.
Factory owners created a list of all children they employed.
What was an advantage in regards to education after the factory act?
Children aged 9-11 were to receive 2 hours of education
what did the 1847 factory act do?
Restricted working hours from 6am to 6pm
What happened in 1850?
Relays were made illegal
What was a continuing issue for workers?
Only 4 inspectors were appointed for 4000 textile mills
Only included textile mills-other industries still had issues
What was the knock on effect to children working less?
Led to child gangs
More poverty for family
2 hours of education was still not enough
What was an advantage for Women?
Nigh work for women was banned
What did the 1847 act introduce for Women?
10 hour working day
Who was John Wood?
Factory owner
Had a reputation for looking after the children he employed-looked after their health and gave them a seat to sit down whilst working.
Wanted to reduce working hours for children
What did Wood do in 1825?
Made his first efforts to persuade other workers to reduce the working day
What did Wood use the £500,000 that was left to him for?
To create a factory school which 500 children attended
What else did Wood do?
Made reports which shocked the public
Who was Robert Peel?
MP who argued that parliament should protect vulnerable workers
Worked with significant others to help pass bills to make workers rights better.
Who else did Wood work with?
Lord Ashley- heir of Earl of Shaftersbury
