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forbade the employment of women and boys under 10 years of age in the mines
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What was the main point of the English law called the Mines Act of 1842?
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.
What did the 1842 Coal Mines Act do?
forbade the employment of women and boys under 10 years of age in the mines
When the 1842 Coal Mines Act forbade the underground employment of who?
The 1842 Coal Mines Act forbade the underground employment of women and girls in coal mines in Britain. This was in response to growing concerns about the harsh working conditions and exploitation experienced by women and children in the mines.
The 1842 Coal Mines Act forbade the underground employment of?
Women and boys under the age of 10
When was the Mines act?
1842
What year was the mines act passed Victorian times?
1842
In what year was the mines act passed?
The Mines Act was passed in 1842 in the United Kingdom. This legislation aimed to improve working conditions and reduce child labor in mines by establishing regulations for safety and hours of work.
What was the mines act of 1842?
The Act prohibited all underground work for women and girls, and for boys under 10
Did the 1842 Mines Act refer to Wayleaves?
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.
Where were the coal mines?
Mines in which the coal was mined.
What was a shackler in the coal mines?
What is a shackled in coal mines
How did the coal mines act of 1854 change occurrences of atrocities in mine work?
By not allowing children under 10 and women to work in mines
