HIST 2010 1st Edition Lecture 23Outline of Last LectureI. Definition of Social ReformII. Reasons for ReformIII. Reform MovementsOutline of Current LectureReform Movements Religion, Revivalism, & Reform Part #2A. Efforts to Assist Poor1. Almshouses: the worthy poor who were not able to work2. Workhouses: the able poor, to teach them the value of a hard days work to rehab them and become productive members of societyB. Efforts to Help Mentally Ill1. Dorothea Dix: was appalled at the mentally ill who were not criminalsthat were treated like criminals, she travelled 40,000 miles investigating on how they were treated. They were all treated similarly. Wanted to provide asylums for them to rehab them . Instigator of this, 33 states in the union thanks to her efforts 28 of those states had established asylums to treat the mentally ill.2. Rehabilitation3. AsylumsC. Public School Reform: not very organized and structured 1. Horace Mann: father of modern education in America, 1830’s super intendant of education for the state of Mass.2. Reforms in Mass.:- Public supported education- Classify students by age and attainment (grade system)- 6 months school year- Standardized textbook and curriculum- School schedule - Establish a school for teacher training D. Efforts to Abolish SlaveryThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Gradual Emancipation with Compensation Ending slavery over time Once slaves were free then what?American Colonization Society (1816)- Recolonize slaves and send them back to AfricaLiberia- Named after James Monroe- Established by former American slaves- 2. Immediate Emancipation Begins with the guy belowWilliam Lloyd Garrison & The Liberator (1831)- Publication of The Liberator- Calling for the U.S. government to end slavery 3. American Anti-Slavery Society (1833) 250,000 membersFrederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman- He delivers a very moving speech- Calls attention to fact that holding slavery is inconsistent with the constitution 4. Northern Opposition to the Abolitionist Movement Many northerners who oppose abolitionist Profiting from slavery Elijah P. Lovejoy- IL, antislavery newspaper guy and put out a antislavery newspaper and the people murdered him and destroyed his antislavery newspaper E. Effort for Women’s Rights (organized beginning )1. Link to Abolitionism2. Grimke Sisters Grew up on a plantation and the family owned slaves They became abolitionist and gave speeches against it Women were gaining experience in these movements Main spark was the opposition by men that sparked the movement 3. Seneca Falls, NY (1848) There’s a meeting and talk about resolutions for womanElizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone- All experience opposition - They draft the document belowDeclaration of Sentiments- No right to vote- Have to follow laws but cant vote- Everything is limited to woman4. A Goal Attained: the 19th Amendment (1920) Granted the right for woman to
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