Which is true of Robert Owen?

A) He designed model communities called "phalanxes."
B) He promoted a system of "complex marriage."
C) He founded a model factory village that offered workers free public education.
D) He was the son of a U.S. congressman.
E) He resented the manual labor required in communal living.

Robert Owen

A 19th-century Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement.

Model Factory Village

A planned community designed during the Industrial Revolution to house factory workers, often including amenities and facilities intended to improve workers' living conditions and productivity.

Public Education

Education that is provided by the government to all individuals at no cost, funded by taxpayer dollars, and available to everyone within the jurisdiction.