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Robert Owen – a Welsh textile manufacturer and social reformer
 Improve factory working conditions for his workers and promote experimental
socialistic
 settle on land from 1,000 to 1,500 acres (405 to 607 ha), all living in one building
with a public kitchen and dining halls
• Increase equality (everyone should have their own private house)
• promote life (enjoy more than just working all the time)
• provide education to everyone fairly (first infant school in the country)
• Use education to change the community social economic and optional condition. –
mainly agriculture community but with some industry and services

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