19.U Self Help Most Significant Feature Of Co Op 1800-1870 (21. New Lanark) Flashcards
What are the factors for a question on features of the Cooperative movement?
New Lanark, Self-Help, Rochdale Pioneers, Friendly Societies
New Lanark
When did new Lanark operate between? Who was it opened by?
1799-1821
Robert Owen
New Lanark
What did Owen replace factory punishments with?
The silent monitor - designed to appeal to workers sense of social justice by monitoring good and bad behaviour on display
New Lanark
How long was the mill closed for in 1806? Why? What happened to the workers?
4 months
Cotton shortage
Workers still received pay
New Lanark
In 1834, how much profit was Robert Owen making?
£300,000
Self-Help
When was New Lanark school founded? What did the school demonstrate?
1816
The desire for self-improvement and educational attainment
Self-Help
Who published the monthly periodical ‘The Co-operator’ and when was it first published?
William King
1827
Promoted self-help ideology
Self-help
When was ‘Self-help’ published? By who?
1859
Samuel Smiles
Self-Help
When was the Cooperative Congress? Who chaired it? What did it encourage people to do?
1831
Robert Owen
Use the advice of Peel and ‘take the management of their affairs into their own hands’
Rochdale Pioneers
When was the Rochdale cooperative store opened? By how many men? What was it called?
1844 by 28 men
The ‘Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers’
Rochdale Pioneers
Name 3 Rochdale policies
- Money should be given with fixed interest
- Full weights and measures should be given
- Statements should be provided upon request (not law until 21st century)
Rochdale Pioneers
Which two cooperatives opened as a result of the success of the pioneers?
1863 - Cooperative wholesale society in Manchester
1868 - cooperative in Scotland
Rochdale Pioneers
By the end of the pioneers’ first business, how much capital did they have and how many members?
£182 capital
80 members
Friendly Societies
When was the Friendly Societies act? What did it do?
1793
Friendly societies had to have written statements of their activities that were given every 3 months - increased credibility
Friendly Societies
What percentage of the population were part of a friendly society in 1803?
8%
