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Child labour in Victorian Britain (pt 1/2)
A flax mill employee from Leeds gives evidence to the Sadler Committee on Child Labour, 1832, about the harsh conditions of work. She also explains the treatment she has received at the hands of the overseers since beginning work at the age of six.
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