Chapter 14-3

Reforming American Society

 

Spiritual Revival

 

·         God is savior to all

·         Charles Finney from Oberlin, Ohio held revivals

 

 

Temperance

 

·         Made drinking illegal (especially rum)

 

 

Worker’s Rights

 

·         Labor unions were formed

·         Women strike

 

 

Educational Improvements

 

·         Horace Mann – viewed education as the “great equalizer” – education was for all

·         Public schools were started

·         Oberlin was the 1st college to accept women

 

Care for the Needy

·         Care for the mentally ill and disabled

·         Dorthea Dix wanted to remove mentally ill from prisons and put them in hospitals

·         Prison improvements

·         1st school for the blind

 

 

Newspapers

 

·         Harpers Magazine

·         Papers spread ideas of reform