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First State-Supported Universities
State Supported Universities changed the culture of higher education from a priveledge for only the wealthy to a way for less entitled people to better themselves. The first was University of North Carolina, and many other states followed suit. Many of the public universities founded during this time are still in operation today, and were pioneers of the American college system. -
University of Virginia founded by Jefferson
Jefferson was an advocate of Education Reform and had designed the architechture himself. This was a public university free of religious or political influece. Jefferson wanted this university to be different than others in that it would educate future political leaders and other professionals for life outside of the clergy or classroom. -
Emma Willard establishes female semenary
Emma Willard established this secondary school as a way for women to better their education. Her seminary was called the Troy seminary. Education for women began to alter the idea that they belonged only in the home. This was the first school that offered education comparable to men's, with similar subjects rather than more "lady-like" cirricula. -
Lyceum lecture association supports adult learining
The Lyceums allowed both speakers and adults to learn and spread knowledge more evenly. It included many famous thinkers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Susan B. Anthony. In addition to broadening adult education, these lectures increased the spread of libraries and museums and interest in education. -
Horace Mann begins Public school education reform
Once a Puritan, Mann believed in a public education system based on secular ideals. Mann travelled in Europe for several years to learn of education systems there and then began constructing similar ones in the East Coast. Mann also advocated for education of adolescents in the House during his years in service.
