Improving factory working conditions

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Working conditions in factories gradually improved during the Victorian period. In 1847 a law limited the number of hours that women and children could work to 10 hours per day, and better housing began to be built for workers.

Memory tip: 1847. Women and children's factory hours limited to 10 per day.

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What did an 1847 law limit for women and children working in factories?

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