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Second Great Awakaning begins
A Protestant revival movement in the United States during the early 19th Century
Religious Reform -
Emma Willard establishes a school for women
This American women's rights activist founded the Troy Female Seminary, now named the Emma Willard Schools, in Troy, New York.
Women's Rights -
Mormon religion founded
The predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith Jr.
Religious Reform -
The Nat Turner Uprising
Nat Turner led over 70 enslaved and free blacks in the killing of around 60 whites in Southampton County, Virginia.
Abolition -
Garrison begins to print The Liberator
William Loyd Garrison printed The Liberator, an abolitionist newspaper, to give hope to slaves nationwide.
Abolition -
Horace Mann becomes Superintendent of Massachusetts schools
Horace Mann, American education reformer, became the Superintendent of Massachsuetts schools after serving in the Massachusetts senate and before serving in the US House of Representatives.
Other -
Fredrick Douglass escapes slavery
After two failed attempts, Fredrick Douglass finally reaches freedom by boarding a train to Havre de Grace, Maryland.
Abolition -
Dorthea Dix begins her work in prisons, hospitals, and asylums
After traveling from state to state, Dorthea Dix pushed for better treatment for the mentally insane and handicapped because she saw the current treatment as unfit and unfair.
Other -
Brooks Farm founded
Founded by former Unitarian minister George Ripley as a joint stock company, the Brook Farm promised participants a portion of the profits from the farm in exchange for equal amount of work.
Literature -
Margaret Fuller writes Women in the 19th Century
Considered the first full-time American female book reviewer in journalism, Fuller's book, Woman in the 19th Century, is considered to be the first major feminist work in the US
Women's Rights -
The Seneca Falls Convention
Held in Seneca Falls, New York, this convention played a big role in the beginning of the fight for women's suffrage with such women in attendance as Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Women's Rights -
Thoreau writes Civil Disobedience
Published in 1849, in this essay, Thoreau argues that individuals should not let governments rule their consciences and that "they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice."
Literature -
Amelia Bloomer begins to publish The Lily
A year after attending the Seneca Falls Convention, Amelia Bloomer starts to publish her views on temperance and social issues in The Lily.
Women's Rights -
Harriet Tubman escapes bondage and begins to work for the Underground Railroad
After trying to escape with her brothers, Harriet escapes on her own, taking a 90 mile journey on foot through the Underground Railroad being led by the North Star.
Abolition -
Neil Dow passes the Maine law
Temperance activist Neil Dow passed this law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages, other than those used for medicinal uses.
Temperance -
Harriet Beecher Stowe writes Uncle Tom's Cabin
This anti-slavlery novel depicting the life for blacks under slavery "helped lay the ground work for the Civil War."
Literature -
The 13th Amendment
After being passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, this amendment abolishing slavery was officially adopted by Secretary of State, William H. Seward.
Abolition -
Married women's propert act passed
This act granted property rights to married women, allowing them to own and control their own property.
Women's Rights -
The 18th Amendment
This amendment established prohibition in the US but was later ratified in 1933 by the 21st amendment.
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The 19th Amendment
The 19th amendment finally granted women suffrage by prohibiting anyone in the US to be denied their right to vote based on sex.
Women's Rights
