How many hours a day did the mill workers work , and how many hours did they want to work?

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Most textile workers toiled for 12 to 14 hours a day and half a day on Saturdays; the mills were closed on Sundays. Typically, mill girls were employed for nine to ten months of the year, and many left the factories during part of the summer to visit back home. They probably didnt want to work at all. A regular 8 hours would've been better for them

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