Ten Hours Movement
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The Ten Hours Movement was a 19th-century British social reform campaign that sought to limit the working day in factories, especially for women and children, to ten hours.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ten Hours Movement canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8900070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ten Hours Movement Context triple: [Letters on the Factory Act, relatedTo, Ten Hours Movement]
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A.
Chronometer
Chronometer is an experimental 1971 electronic composition by Harrison Birtwistle that explores complex rhythmic structures using recorded clock sounds.
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B.
Zenith
Zenith is a global media agency network specializing in media planning and buying, operating as part of the French advertising and communications conglomerate Publicis Groupe.
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Zenith
Zenith is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer renowned for its high-precision mechanical movements and chronographs.
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Ankeruhr
The Ankeruhr is an ornate Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) astronomical clock in Vienna, Austria, known for its moving historical figures that parade across its face at noon.
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E.
Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
The Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer was an 18th-century marine timekeeper, closely modeled on John Harrison’s H4, that famously demonstrated the practicality of accurate longitude determination at sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ten Hours Movement Target entity description: The Ten Hours Movement was a 19th-century British social reform campaign that sought to limit the working day in factories, especially for women and children, to ten hours.
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A.
Chronometer
Chronometer is an experimental 1971 electronic composition by Harrison Birtwistle that explores complex rhythmic structures using recorded clock sounds.
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B.
Zenith
Zenith is a global media agency network specializing in media planning and buying, operating as part of the French advertising and communications conglomerate Publicis Groupe.
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C.
Zenith
Zenith is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer renowned for its high-precision mechanical movements and chronographs.
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D.
Ankeruhr
The Ankeruhr is an ornate Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) astronomical clock in Vienna, Austria, known for its moving historical figures that parade across its face at noon.
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E.
Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
The Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer was an 18th-century marine timekeeper, closely modeled on John Harrison’s H4, that famously demonstrated the practicality of accurate longitude determination at sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century British social movement
ⓘ
labor movement ⓘ social reform movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
cotton mills
ⓘ
textile factories ⓘ |
| concerns |
industrial labor regulation
ⓘ
working hours ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1847 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
factory legislation
ⓘ
protection of child workers ⓘ protection of women workers ⓘ working conditions in textile mills ⓘ |
| followedBy | further reductions in working hours in late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
limit factory working day to ten hours
ⓘ
reduce working hours for children ⓘ reduce working hours for women ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
ⓘ
John Fielden ⓘ Lord Ashley ⓘ Richard Oastler ⓘ
linked to:
John Fielden
|
| hasSlogan | Ten hours a day and no more ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
growth of factory system
ⓘ
rapid industrialization in Britain ⓘ |
| influenced | Ten Hours Act 1847 ⓘ |
| inspired | later campaigns for an eight-hour day ⓘ |
| legislativeOutcome | Factory Act 1847 ⓘ |
| location | Great Britain ⓘ |
| mainRegion | England ⓘ |
| movementType | hours-of-labor reform ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
laissez-faire liberals
ⓘ
many factory owners ⓘ |
| opposedTo | long working hours in factories ⓘ |
| precededBy | early factory reform agitation in the 1820s ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Factory Act 1833
ⓘ
Factory Acts ⓘ
linked to:
Factory Act
labor law in the United Kingdom ⓘ short-time movement ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Ten Hours Act 1847 ⓘ |
| socialIssue | exploitation of women and children in factories ⓘ |
| startTime | 1830s ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Tory paternalists
ⓘ
linked to:
Tory Democracy
religious reformers ⓘ some factory reformers ⓘ working-class activists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Ten Hours Movement Description of subject: The Ten Hours Movement was a 19th-century British social reform campaign that sought to limit the working day in factories, especially for women and children, to ten hours.
Referenced by (2)
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