Jay Shay | Michael Armstrong: Factory Boy! Book Review. @JayShayy | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
The life and adventures of Michael Armstrong, the factory boy
by Frances Trollope (1779-1863)
1840
Because I was pretty terrible in putting her work in context, check out this article from ageofreveolution.org where Trollope's work is discussed:
"Her story shocked readers and pioneered a new way for social reformers of the time to reach their audiences, and campaign for better conditions. Over the course of the 1800s these campaigns would lead to government acts, which slowly improved working conditions and protected the rights of children, beginning with the Factory Act of 1844 which limited children aged 8-13 to a six-and-a-half-hour shift."
ageofrevolution.org/200-object/the-life-and-adventures-of-michael-armstrong-the-factory-boy-by-frances-trollope
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The life and adventures of Michael Armstrong, the factory boy
by Frances Trollope (1779-1863)
1840
Because I was pretty terrible in putting her work in context, check out this article from ageofreveolution.org where Trollope's work is discussed:
"Her story shocked readers and pioneered a new way for social reformers of the time to reach their audiences, and campaign for better conditions. Over the course of the 1800s these campaigns would lead to government acts, which slowly improved working conditions and protected the rights of children, beginning with the Factory Act of 1844 which limited children aged 8-13 to a six-and-a-half-hour shift."
ageofrevolution.org/200-object/the-life-and-adventures-of-michael-armstrong-the-factory-boy-by-frances-trollope
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I have closed my comments going forward because while I enjoy making videos, I find it difficult to communicate by text. This isn't a criticism of the many warm and welcoming interactions I've had with people on BookTube (this tiny corner of YouTube). I find social interactions very taxing, especially the tricky back and forth via text. Sorry if you wanted to leave a comment, but this is how I get to be on social media (by not being particularly social).
Here is a video of me reporting on my six-month trial without comments if you REALLY want to hear more about it:
youtu.be/g6mr4pyQ0Gg
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