"The Factory Girls" by Robert Dibb of Dewsbury

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Title

"The Factory Girls" by Robert Dibb of Dewsbury

Subject

Lyrics of Ballad

Description

'The Factory Girl’: ballad by Robert Dibb of Dewsbury, dedicated to factory reformer John Wood, c. 1836 The Factory Act of 1847, also known as the Ten Hours Act was an United Kingdom Act of Parliament which restricted the working hours of women and young persons (13-18) in textile mills to 10 hours per day

Three A4 page leaflet on Apprentice System at Quarry Bank with Indenture of Thomas Godmore, aged 11. Quarry Bank Mill

Date

Reviewed
SR Mar 2024

Identifier

HOM/02/01
Martin C

Files

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Citation

“"The Factory Girls" by Robert Dibb of Dewsbury,” Marple Local History Society Archives, accessed December 9, 2024, https://www.marplelocalhistorysociety.org.uk/archives/items/show/54.

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