Ten Hours Act of 1847
The Factory Act of 1847, better known as the Ten Hours Act was basically a continuation of the First Factory Act in 1833. All these Acts were part of the Factory Reform Movement in England. This new Act restricted the working hours between men and women in factories to ten hours. The Bill was introduced to Parliament seven times before finally being passed in 1847. Some of the people who acted as major influences in the Act were Richard Oastler, John Fielden, and the leader of the factory reform movement in the House of Commons, Anthony Ashley Cooper.
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