The Era of Reform JesseD1 By littledog67 Jan 1, 1820 Charles Finney preaches in the Second Great Awakening Jan 1, 1831 William Lloyd Garrison stars the anti-slavery newspaper Jan 1, 1837 Oberlin College becomes the first college to admit girls along with men Jan 1, 1840 Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attend the World Anti-Slavery Convention Jan 1, 1841 Dorothea Dix discovers the horrors in jails and prisons Jan 1, 1841 George Ripley Jan 1, 1848 300 people participate in the Seneca Falls Conference Jan 1, 1850 Horace Mann achieves some success in public education