Reform Movments By junior22 Nov 23, 1791 Rhode Island textile mills hire women to make cloth Nov 23, 1835 The first state Anti-Slavery Convention is held in Utica, New York Nov 23, 1853 World's Temperance Convention in New York City is held Nov 23, 1855 Iowa is the first state to admit women to its public university Nov 23, 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment abolishes slavery Nov 23, 1910 Buffalo, New york teachers form a union called Educational League and demand increaces in pay Nov 23, 1912 The Wage Earners Suffrage League hold a suffrage rally in New York City. Nov 23, 1914 Women join the workforce at home as men join the war effort. Nov 23, 1914 Margaret Sanger publishes Woman Rebel and calls for the legalization of contraceptives. Nov 23, 1920 The Nineteenth Amendment -- The Susan B. Anthony Amendment -- giving women the right to vote is passed.
