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Factory Act of 1819
The Factory Act of 1819 limited the number of hours children could work in a factory to 12 hours a day. -
Factory Act of 1833
This act banned children under the age of 9 from working in factories. It also limited children from the ages of 10-13 from working more than 48 hours a week. -
1836 first state child labor law
Massachusetts required kids under 15 years old working in factories to attend school for at least three months in the year. -
Factory Act of 1844
This Act limited women from working more than 12 hours a day. -
Factory Act of 1847
This Act further limited the amount of hours women and children could work to 10 hours a day. -
Factory Act of 1850
This act allowed women and children to work 10 and a half hours a day, but not before 6am or after 6pm. -
1874
In 1874, all workers were banned from working more than 56.5 hours a week. -
1881 American Federation of Labor supports minimum age laws
In 1881 the AFL passed a resolution for states to ban all workers under 14 from working for money.