Reforming American Society Chapter 8. Religion Sparks Reform Chapter 8 Section 1.
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Reforming SocietyChapter 8 Section 3
Reform Spirit The reform movements of the mid-1800’s
stemmed in large part from the revival of religious fervor (Second Great Awakening)› Revivalist preached the power of individuals to
improve themselves and their world Lyman Beecher-believed that it was the
nation’s citizens who would build a better nation benevolent societies emerged
1st Wanted to spread the word of God to nonbelievers and 2nd combat social problems
Lyman Beecher
Reform Spirit Many of the reformers who made up
the reform effort were women, most of whom were unmarried› Issues targeted by reform groups were
excessive drinking, prisons, and education
Temperance Movement Alcohol= crime, poverty, and disorder Alcoholism was widespread during the
early 1800s› New reformers energized the temperance
movement=forming of temperance groups Preached the evils of alcohol Formed American Temperance Union
(1833) Pushed for laws to prohibit the sale of liquor
Maine in 1851 passed 1st state prohibition law
Temperance Movement
Temperance Movement
Prison Reforms Reformers also considered ways to
improve the prison system› Inmates= violent offenders, debtors, and mentally ill› By 1816, states began to provide new facilities
which created a better environment for inmates
› Main Prison reform=rehabilitating prisoners rather than just locking them up Established discipline through rigorous work new prisons= penitentiaries
Educational Reform In early 1800’s reformers pushed for a
system of public education› Gov’t funded and opened to all citizens
Horace Mann- leader of public education movement (MA senator)› Passed bill creating a state board of
education for Massachusetts MA quickly became the model for the public
school system in America
Horace Mann
School in the 1800’s
Educational Reform Calvin Wiley= Horace Mann of South
(NC)› Provided government support to establish
schools locally (through taxpayers)› By 1860, 2/3 of NC’s white children
attended school part of the year Only about 1/3 throughout the whole South African American children were excluded
almost entirely in the South
Calvin Wiley
Educational Reform Women’s Education
› Educating=only men› Women took advantage of the reform movement
to create more opportunities for themselves Emma Willard- founded a girls boarding school in
Vermont Consisted of cooking and etiquette, and academic subjects
Mary Lyon- opened 1st institution of higher education for women=Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
Elizabeth Blackwell- 1st woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S. or Europe Founded the New York Infirmary for Women and
Children=staffed entirely by women
Emma Willard
Elizabeth Blackwell
The Early Women’s Movement
Read pg. 281 & 282 Describe “True Womanhood”
Catherine Beecher-
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady-
Seneca Fall Convention-