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A leading American senator and statesman during of the Second Party System. A key figure in the Whig party. Served in House of Reps for 8 years and Senate for 19 years
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A prominent American abolitionist, journalists, suffragist, and social reformer. Best known as the editor for the abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator". On of the many founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
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Co-Founder of the Morse code; Created the first telegraph to improve long-distance talking
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Created the 1st commerically sucessfull steelplow; Founded Deere & Company
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Was an American politician and eduactional reformer. Known as the "Father of the Common School Movement. In 1838, he founded edited "The Common School Journal".
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Amercian Activist whose work of asylum influenced prison and mental hospital care.
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Abolitionist leader who published many abolitionists newpapers such as "North Star", "New National Era", and "Douglass Monthly"
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Early leader of the women right's movement; Wrote Declaration of Sentiments; President of the National Woman's Suffage Assocation ( 1892- 1900)
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African American Abolitionist and Woman's rights activist; "Ain't I a Women" delivered at Ohio Woman's Rights Convention in 1851
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Brought up to a Quaker family with long activist traditions. Was active in the temperance movement. Led her to join woman's rights movement's in 1852. In 1900, she persuded the University of Rochester to admit women.
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Was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, Naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian.
Best known for book "Walden"; and his essay Resistance of Civil Disobedience" -
Founder of Singer Manufactoring Company; Invented affordable sewing machine for use in home
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Founder of the McCormick Havesting Machine Company; Became apart of The International Havesting Company in 1902
