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Womens Rights, All Day, All Night
The campaign for women’s rights began in the early 1800s and continued through the rest of the 19th century and into the 20th. Some leaders worked until the day they died. Mott, Stanton, Truth, Anthony, and many other women’s rights activists dedicated their lives to securing political and social equality for women. -
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Working 9 to 5
In the 1820s, workers began to organize labor unions, or groups that advocate for workers rights and protections. Together, unionized workers had a much more powerful voice in demanding better pay and safer work environments. -
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Negative Responses to Immigrants
In 1834 a lot of native-born Americans were Protestant. Some Protestants formed unfair dislike against Catholic immigrants entering the countries especially the Irish. Protestants feared that Catholics held a commitment to the foreign power because the leader of their church, the Pope, reigned over the Catholic Church from Italy. At times, violence erupted between Protestants and Catholics. Anti-Catholic mobs burned a convent, or a dwelling for nuns, near Boston in 1834. -
No Place For Depression In The Work Place
Labor and craft unions made progress in improving workplace conditions. But then in 1836, an economic depression hit the nation. Within a year, many factory workers and craftsmen were unemployed. Those fortunate enough to have jobs saw their wages cut by almost half. Displaced and underpaid workers were willing to take on whatever work they could find, and factory and shop owners knew it. As the economy struggled, the power of labor and craft unions decreased. -
Education
In 1837, Horace Mann put the ideas of the common school movement into action. Mann wanted the public education system to be rooted in good citizenship and moral education that would prepare students for society and the workforce. His crusade helped establish a public education system in Massachusetts for students of all social classes, genders, races, and faiths. Soon, other states followed. The Northeast took the lead in establishing free public schools but the South lagged behind. -
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The Underground Railroad
In 1849 Harriet Tubman escaped and she later on freed more slaves who which all escaped in the underground railroad. Its a big deal to know that 100,000+ plus slaves were freed from 1820 to 1860. -
Central Park, New York, New York
On July 21, 1853 New York state legislature decided to set a side a big chunk of land which would become america's first big landscape park. It was sensible for them to name it Central park. Even now Central park is still one of the biggest parks in america and very well known. -
The Day Slavery Ended In America
The day slavery ended was the day black people finally felt free. They finally didn't have to get whipped or beat or tend a white man and his family it was a good day for black people. They were finally free.
