▁it ▁law ▁that ▁women ▁and ▁young ▁people ▁worked ▁not ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁and ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 6 3 ▁hours ▁a ▁week . ▁The ▁last ▁two ▁major ▁factory ▁acts ▁of ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁After ▁these ▁acts , ▁fact ories ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁dict ate ▁working ▁hours ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁They ▁were ▁to ▁work ▁from ▁ 6 ▁am ▁to ▁ 6 ▁pm ▁in ▁the ▁summer , ▁and ▁ 7 ▁am ▁to ▁ 7 ▁pm ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁These ▁acts ▁took ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁power ▁and ▁authority ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁manufact ur ers ▁and ▁allowed ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁to ▁have ▁more ▁personal ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁for ▁themselves . ▁ ▁The ▁Pre vention ▁of ▁Cru el ty ▁to , ▁and ▁Prote ction ▁of , ▁Children ▁Act ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁aim ed ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ab use ▁of ▁children ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁work ▁and ▁family ▁sphere ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁Element ary ▁Education ▁Act ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁allowed ▁all ▁children ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁education . ▁Education ▁was ▁not ▁made ▁comp uls ory ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁since ▁many ▁factory ▁own ers ▁fe ared ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁children ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁cheap ▁labour . ▁With ▁the ▁basic ▁mathematics ▁and ▁English ▁skills ▁that ▁children ▁were ▁acqu iring , ▁however , ▁factory ▁own ers ▁had ▁a ▁growing ▁pool ▁of ▁workers ▁who ▁could ▁read