# Ten Hours Act limits factory work (1847)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1847-ten-hours-act-limits-factory-work
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Legislation restricted the working day for women and young people in textile mills. Within the broader Victorian Britain period, industrial society, mass politics, public-health reform, global empire and the Irish question dominated public life. This event is placed at 1847 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The measure became a landmark in the gradual regulation of industrial labour.

## Why it matters
The measure became a landmark in the gradual regulation of industrial labour.

Ruler at the time: [Victoria](https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Ten Hours Act limits factory work](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Ten+Hours+Act+limits+factory+work&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Ten Hours Act limits factory work](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Ten+Hours+Act+limits+factory+work)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — Victorian resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)