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Robert Owen (/ ˈ oʊ ɪ n /; 14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist and social reformer, and a founder of utopian socialism and the co-operative movement. He strove to improve factory working conditions, promoted experimental socialistic communities, and sought a more collective approach to child ...
May 10, 2024 · Robert Owen, Welsh manufacturer turned reformer and influential early 19th-century advocate of utopian socialism. His New Lanark mills became a place of pilgrimage for political leaders, social reformers, and royalty.
May 10, 2024 · Robert Owen - Utopian Socialism, New Harmony, Education: Owen’s plans for the cure of pauperism were received with considerable favour until he declared his hostility to religion as an obstacle to progress.
May 11, 2021 · Welsh social reformer Robert Owen, portrayed about a decade after his experimental community in Indiana collapsed. Owen is widely credited with being the first person to advocate for a...
Known as the ‘Father of British Socialism’, Robert Owen was a textile manufacturer turned social reformer, and an early advocate of utopian socialism… Terry MacEwen. 10 min read. Robert Owen was born on 14th May 1771 in Newtown in Wales, although his career and aspirations would take him as far away as America.
Jun 8, 2018 · The attempts of the British socialist pioneer Robert Owen (1771-1858) to reconstruct society widely influenced social experimentation and the cooperative movement. Robert Owen was born in Newtown, Wales, on May 14, 1771, the son of a shopkeeper.
Robert Owen, (born May 14, 1771, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales—died Nov. 17, 1858, Newtown), Welsh manufacturer and philanthropist. At his New Lanark cotton mills (Lanarkshire, Scot.), in partnership with Jeremy Bentham, he set up innovative social and industrial welfare programs, including improved housing and schools for young children.
