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Robert Owen And The Industrial Revolution

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When Robert Owen moved to Manchester, the center of the Industrial Revolution in England. He partnered with a mechanic to open a factory that made cotton–spinning machinery. Robert did employ children, but unlike other factories, he created schools for them. In 1816, he opened the first infant school in Great Britain at the New Lanark mills .He treated his employees very well by providing them with homes, cleanliness, and thrift. He even opened a store that sold sound quality goods for his workers. Owen drafted a bill for “industrial emancipation” in 1815.It would have banned employing any child less than 10 years old, and set a maximum of 10 1/2 hour day for those 10 to 18.He was discouraged when he found out that Parliament passed the bill
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