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Seed Drill Invented by Jethro Tull

Feb 21, 1701

Flying Shuttle invented by John Kay

Feb 21, 1733

Spinning Jenny invented by James Hargreaves

Feb 21, 1764

Adam Smith publishes "The Wealth of Nations"

Mar 9, 1776

Capitalism

Jeremy Bentham wrote "Into to the Principles of Morals and Legislation"

Feb 21, 1789

Introducing Utilitarianism ideals

Cotton Gin invented by Eli Whitney

Feb 21, 1793

Thomas Malthus writes the "Principle of Population"

Feb 21, 1798

John Stuart Mill starts the utilitarian movement

Feb 21, 1800

Robert Owen founded a cooperative community in New Harmony, Indiana

Feb 21, 1825

Utopianism

Britain finally abolishes slavery

Feb 21, 1833

Morse Code invented by Samuel F.B. Morse

Feb 21, 1837

Ellison Jack testifies before parliament on child labor

Feb 21, 1842

The Ten Hours Act passed

Feb 21, 1847

Parliament passed the Ten Hours Act helping working women in the work place.

Karl Marx with Friedrich Engels publish "The Commmunist Manifesto"

Dec 21, 1848

Communism

Andrew Carnegie forms the Freedom Iron Company

Feb 21, 1861

Alfred Nobel invents dynamite

Feb 21, 1866

The Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell

Feb 21, 1876

International Council for Women founded

Feb 21, 1888

activist around the world join forces to fight for women's rights

Jane Adams and Ellen Starr open the Hull House

Sep 18, 1889

a settlement house for women

Federal Child Labor Laws objected

Feb 21, 1919

Ssupreme court objected to a federal child labor laws