The Era of Reform JessicaF5

  • Charles Finney preaches in the Second Great Awakening

    Charles Finney preaches in the Second Great Awakening
  • William Lloyd Garrison starts the anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator

    William Lloyd Garrison starts the anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator
  • Oberlin College becomes the first college to admit women and men

    Oberlin College becomes the first college to admit women and men
  • Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attend the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London

    Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton 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

    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