Pedantic note: In the 19th century textile mills and factories in general asked for 14-16 hours a day, 6 days a week [0]. In the UK, in 1831, for minors under t

Pedantic note: In the 19th century textile mills and factories in general asked for 14-16 hours a day, 6 days a week [0]. In the UK, in 1831, for minors under the age of 18, daily hours were LIMITED to 12 hours a day[1]. [0] http://www.striking-women.org/module/workplace-issues-past-and-present/working-hours http://www.striking-women.org/module/workplace-issues-past-a... [1] https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/livinglearning/19thcentury/overview/factoryact/ https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transforming...