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Reverend John D. McDowell and the New York Female Moral Reform Society/American Female Moral Reform Society
Because of the major Moral Reform issues in the New York area, the New Yorl Female Moral Reform Society was created in 1834 based on the ideas of Reverend John D. McDowell. It was designed to help bring positive change to the Five Points District. Within the first 5 years of its founding, the society grew so big that its name changed to the American Femal Moral Reform Society. This society became very active in politics and over time improved the quality of life for women. -
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John B. Gough- Temperance Movement Leader
John B. Gough was a recovering alcoholic and in 1842 he began lecturing against drinking and alcohol. His lecturing grew into a profession, he at over 9000 lectures, and spoke to over 9 million people. He got his point across by speaking through personal experiences of alcoholism, death in his family and homelessness. -
Lowell Factory Labor Reform Association
There were many groupd of labor reformers during the Antebellum period as well as all of US history, but the Lowell Factory Labor Reform Association is one of the most unique and under-documented. The Lowell textile factories began to hire women during the rise of the textile factories in the 1820s, and promised them good living conditions, supervised boarding houses and fair wages. When these promises fell through, the girls of the factory teamed up to create the LFLRA. -
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Labor Reform
Like many other movements during the Antebellum Era, the Labor Reform was mostly led by women. They stressed the importance of equality and safe, clean conditions in the workforce. Men were not unfamiliar to this movement, however, The fight for fair work conditions varied in different locations. In the North, workers fought and sometimes struck to gain improvements in the workforce as well as the right to form a union. In the South, slaves made negotiations for better conditions as well. -
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American Abolitionist Movement
The Abolitionist Movement of the Antebellum Era was the most successful yet fragmented movement. It was made up of societies, churches, papers, and members from both the North and South. The members included former slaves and freed African Americans as well as white Americans, clergy, politicians and many others. The abolitionist movement relied on pursuasive tactics to promote anti-slavery. -
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Moral Reform
The Moral Reform was the most universal reform during the Antebellum period. This reform was classified by prostitution, disease, crime and violence. These issues were widespread throughout the country, but they flocked to major cities such as New York. New York City became infamous for its Five Points District located in lower Manhattan. It was known for its diseases, gangs, brothels, and high crime rate and became a center for moral reform. -
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Women's Rights Movement
The Women's Right's movement began in 1848, and stood out because it was the first organized movement organized by women. The first meeting of the movement was the Seneca Falls convention of 1848. The movement mainly focused on fighting for women's right to vote, but also fought for improving the overall postiton of women in society as well as improving conditions for women in their workforce. Women are a very promenent factor in this era for gaining power and control over their own lives. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were the two powerhouses behind the Women's Right's movement. Stanton was influenced by prominent women abolitionists, and when she first began fighting she started with the social and legal standings of slaves. Anthony initially found her public voice in the temperance movement. When they first collaberated in 1850 a historical partnership was created. -
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Temperance Movement
The Temperance Movement was the largest moral movement of its time. Hundreds of thousands of people fought for the prohibition of alcohol and twelve states outlawed it, starting with Maine in 1851. Temperance spread throughout the states and leaders used an assortment to tactics and persuasion to get their points across. -
Harriet Tubman/ Underground railroad
Harriet Tubman was a freed slave from the North who developed a system called the Underground Railroad. This system was a network of people, houses, and communities traveling from the South to the North, helping slaves escape into freedom. On the first trip Harriet Tubman ever made, she rescued her own sister and her sisters children from slavery in Maryland. The slaves were known as her "passengers" and she was the "conductor".
