The Era of Reform Ruchira K. 0 By ruchipickle Feb 18, 1820 Chares Finney preaches in the Second Great Awakening Feb 18, 1831 William Lloyd Garrison starts the anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator Feb 18, 1837 Oberlin College becomes the first college to admit women along with men Feb 18, 1840 Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attend the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London Feb 18, 1841 Dorthea Dix discovers the horrors in jails and prisons Feb 19, 1841 George Ripley founds Brook Farm Feb 19, 1848 300 people participate in the Seneca Falls Convention Feb 18, 1850 Horace Mann achieves some success in public education
