Robert Owen part 3: The Utopian Experiment

The transcript discusses Robert Owen's efforts to improve working conditions and education at New Lanark mill, despite its reliance on slave-grown cotton. Owen's reform ideas faced resistance, leading him to America to establish New Harmony, a utopian community that ultimately failed. Despite setbacks, Owen's legacy includes the cooperative movement and educational reforms. His later years saw a shift to spiritualism, but his influence waned. Owen's contributions to social reform and cooperative principles remain significant.

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