In 1844, Parliament passed a new Factories Act that limited the maximum working hours of children to six and one half hours per day, allowing three hours for schooling. Young people, aged 13-18, were limited to a maximum of twelve hours of work per day. 

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http://www.branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=elsie-b-michie-on-the-sacramental-test-act-the-catholic-relief-act-the-slavery-abolition-act-and-the-factory-act

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1844 to 1844

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Fall 2018 - Victorian Literature Timeline
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