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In the late 1700s, when most Americans worked in agriculture on small farms or in small family businesses, the average full-time worker spent six days - a total of 72 hours a week, - working on the job.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/12/25/200-years-ago-the-12-hour-day-the-6-day-week/8a0f3c78-b7a0-4db4-ac33-00649519d1eb/ 200 Years Ago - The 12-Hour Day, The 6-Day Week], Washington Post, 1977</ref> According to the Economic History Association, "In the 1800s, many Americans worked seventy hours or more per week and the length of the workweek became an important political issue."<ref>[https://eh.net/encyclopedia/hours-of-work-in-u-s-history/ Hours of Work in U.S. History], Economic History Association</ref> (During the time of the [[industrial revolution]] in the 1800s, many people were factory workers and many factories had poor working conditions.).

In the late 1700s, when most Americans worked in agriculture on small farms or in small family businesses, the average full-time worker spent six days - a total of 72 hours a week, - working on the job.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/12/25/200-years-ago-the-12-hour-day-the-6-day-week/8a0f3c78-b7a0-4db4-ac33-00649519d1eb/ 200 Years Ago - The 12-Hour Day, The 6-Day Week], Washington Post, 1977</ref> According to the Economic History Association, "In the 1800s, many Americans worked seventy hours or more per week and the length of the workweek became an important political issue."<ref>[https://eh.net/encyclopedia/hours-of-work-in-u-s-history/ Hours of Work in U.S. History], Economic History Association</ref> (During the time of the [[industrial revolution]] in the 1800s, many people were factory workers and many factories had poor working conditions.).

The [[Massachusettes Institute of Technology]] (MIT) indicates concerning the [[Western World]] during some periods in the agrarian age: [https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today's] and [https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html#hours 8 centuries of working hours].  

The [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) indicates concerning the [[Western World]] during some periods in the agrarian age: [https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today's] and [https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html#hours 8 centuries of working hours].