ler ▁and ▁the ▁Ash ley ▁Commission ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁act ▁which ▁limited ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁working ▁hours ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁This ▁bill ▁limited ▁children ▁aged ▁ 9 - 1 8 ▁to ▁working ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 8 ▁hours ▁a ▁week , ▁and ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁they ▁spend ▁two ▁hours ▁at ▁school ▁during ▁work ▁hours . ▁The ▁Act ▁also ▁created ▁the ▁factory ▁inspect or ▁and ▁provided ▁for ▁routine ▁ins pe ctions ▁of ▁fact ories ▁to ▁ensure ▁fact ories ▁implemented ▁the ▁re forms . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁cot ton ▁manufact urer : ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁report ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁in ▁mines ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁M ines ▁and ▁Col lier ies ▁Act ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten ▁could ▁not ▁work ▁in ▁mines ▁and ▁that ▁no ▁women ▁or ▁girls ▁could ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁mines . ▁The ▁second ▁report ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁rein for ced ▁this ▁act . ▁ ▁The ▁Fact ories ▁Act ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁limited ▁women ▁and ▁young ▁adult s ▁to ▁working ▁ 1 2 - hour ▁days , ▁and ▁children ▁from ▁the ▁ages ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁could ▁only ▁work ▁nine - hour ▁days . ▁The ▁Act ▁also ▁made ▁mill ▁master s ▁and ▁own ers ▁more ▁account able ▁for ▁inj uries ▁to ▁workers . ▁The ▁Fact ories ▁Act ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ten - hour ▁bill , ▁made