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Charles Finney preaches in the Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening fired up people's emotions and religious feelings. Christians were told that if they do good deeds, they could be saved. Many optimistic ideas were brought up. -
William Lloyd Garrison starts the anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator
William Lloyd's abolitionist newspaper made many people angry. Pro-slavery groups destroyed his printing press and house -
Oberlin College becomes the first college to admit women along with men
However, African-Americans had little chance for education. -
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attend the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London
The women at the convention were forced to sit on the balcony behind a curtain. They were forbidden to speak. Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton started the Seneca Falls Convention. -
Dorothea Dix discovers the horrors in jails and prisons
Dorothea Dix discovered that childern accused of minor crimes were locked up in the same cells as adult criminals. Prisoners were chained and put into cages. Also, many prisoners in debtors' prisons owed less than $20. They didn't even have a way to pay their debt. -
George Ripley founds Brook Farm
Residents of Brook Farm lived in a "brotherly cooperation". They helped one another and didn't compete. -
300 people participate in the Seneca Falls Convention
The Declaration of Sentiments was presented. The convention pushed for women's right to vote. -
Horace Mann achieves sone success in public education
Although most white children could attend free public schools, hoghschools and colleges didn't accept girls.
