problems men Flashcards
1
Q
mines act
A
- 1842 mines act
- lord ashley fails to introduce 10 hour working day
- focus only on women and children
- 1844 act also doesn’t really achieve anything for men
2
Q
the document
A
- stops workers joining unions
- combination acts of 1799 and 1800
3
Q
poor laws
A
- workhouses
- 1834
- only way out to join military
- andover scandal 1845-46
- people so hungry they were eating the marrow out of the bones
4
Q
punishment for unions
A
- 1834
- 1500 mill workers locked out in derby for not leaving unions
- survived 4 months without pay
- grand national couldnt support any longer
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5
Q
men’s hours
A
never less than 10 hours in the 19th century
