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[seanmcdirmid]

https://ourworldindata.org/working-hours

https://eh.net/encyclopedia/hours-of-work-in-u-s-history/

https://www.timesizing.com/history-of-the-american-workweek/

[denimnerd42 → seanmcdirmid]

and slaves before that and share croppers after slaves.

[seanmcdirmid → denimnerd42]

Even after slavery, the 5/40 didn’t become standard until the 1950s.