These 19th century textile mill's "behavior blocks" were made to shame employees' "exceeding naughtiness"

Robert Owen (1771-1858), the Welsh social reformer, was a man of many ideas — some groundbreaking, some peculiar. He spearheaded the cooperative movement and advocated for better working conditions, shorter hours, and improved education. But one of his more eccentric creations was the "Silent Monitor" at his New Lanark textile mill in Scotland, which he used to influence the conduct of his 2,500 employees. — Read the rest

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