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Owen, Robert (1771-1858)
ROBERT
OWEN
“ He is a man of almost
sublime and childlike simplicity of character, and at the same
time
one of the few born leaders
of men.”
- May, 14 1771: He was born in
Newton
- He attended local schools until the age of 10,
when he became an apprentice.
Much of his free - time he
spent in the library because of his keen interest in reading ( is
very important for his later career ).
- 1790: He became superintendent of a large Cotton
mill
- Situation at the beginning of his
work:
- bad living conditions of the people working in the
factory
- crime and vice
- neglected education and sanitation
- intolerable housing conditions
Therefore he created a lot of reforms. At the beginning, however, he
was regarded as an
outsider by his partners and workmen.
- His reforms: - established a new school - system:
- education for all children under 12
- infant
school
- allowed no pauper children to work in his farms
- opened a store, where the workers could buy goods a little more
than cost
price
- created in New Lanark a “Mecca for social
reformers” ( social reformers, statesmen and royal personages went on a
pilgrimage to this town )
- New Harmony: The land he bought from a religious
community in India
- Owen´s community ideas maintained a hold and
they provided a basis for the worldwide consumers´
movements.
- Nov. 17 1858: He died in
Newton
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