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The 19th century began on 1 January 1801
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The abolition of slavery in the Atlantic world occurred during the 19th century, but its origins are generally recognized to be the intellectual ferment of the 18th-century Enlightenment
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and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM).
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The Constituent Assembly would ultimately approve universal suffrage, reflected in Article 36 of the 1931 Spanish Constitution, and Spanish women could vote for the first time in the legislative elections of 19 November 1933
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In 1933 Britain adopted legislation restricting the use of children under 14 in employment. The Children and Young Persons Act 1933, defined the term child as anyone of compulsory school age (age sixteen).