forbade the employment of women and boys under 10 years of age in the mines
The Mines Act of 1842 forbid employing children under age 10, and for all women, to work in mines. It should be noted that England mines today and in 1842 have extensive coal mines.
forbade the employment of women and boys under 10 years of age in the mines
Women and boys under the age of 10
1842
It forbade the employment of boys under the age of 10 yrs, and banned employment of women of any age in the mines.
1842
1842
The Act prohibited all underground work for women and girls, and for boys under 10
The Mines Act of 1842 passed a law in Great Britain which made it illegal for women to work underground in mines. The most interesting reasoning behind this was that the hot conditions under the mines would cause women to work shirtless, as men often did. This was, at the time, seen as extremely socially unacceptable.
Mines in which the coal was mined.
What is a shackled in coal mines
Coal mines are located underground