Birthdate: May 14, 1771
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Died: November 17, 1858
Robert Owen was a Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist, and social reformer credited with founding utopian socialism and the co-operative movement. His efforts were focused on improving factory working conditions, establishing socialistic communities, promoting collective child-rearing, and advocating for lifelong education. Owen achieved wealth through a textile mill in New Lanark, Scotland, and expanded his operations to Manchester. He also invested in a socialistic community in New Harmony, Indiana, and continued his advocacy work in London, supporting the working class, co-operatives, trade unions, child labor legislation, and free co-educational schools.
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