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Year:
1874
Short description:
Factory Act passed
Medium description:
Factory Act passed.
Raised age at which children were allowed to start part-time work in factories to 10 and full-time to 14.
Tags:
history of teaching
legal
Barnard, H. C. (1961). A History of English Education From 1760. 2nd edition. London: University of London Press Ltd [p.169]