The Era of Reform ElissaH1

By Elizz

  • Charles Finney preaches in the Second Great Awakening

  • Willaim Lloyd Garrison starts the anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator.

    Willaim Lloyd Garrison starts the anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator.

  • Oberlin College becomes the first college to admit women along with men

  • Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Staton attend the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London

    Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Staton attend the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London

  • Dorothea Dix discovers the horrors in jails and prisons

    Dorothea Dix discovers the horrors in jails and prisons

  • George Ripley founds Brook Farm

  • 300 people participate in the Seneca Falls Conference

    300 people participate in the Seneca Falls Conference

  • Horace Mann achieves some success in public education.

    Horace Mann achieves some success in public education.