History A-Level
The Ten Hour Movement
What The Ten Hour Movement means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of The Ten Hour Movement
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A campaign to limit working hours, especially for women and children, and part of the wider campaign for shorter hours.
Topics that use The Ten Hour Movement
- Paper 1, Option 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform - 2 Industrialis- ation and protest, c1785–c1870 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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