Education
List one issue with the early public school system.
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They were locked in cages
Who was an organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention?
Lucretia Mott
Which group was focused on eliminating slavery?
Devoted
to give time, money, or effort to help a person or cause
Why was it important for children in cities to start going to school?
It would help children escape poverty and be good citizens
How were the mentally ill treated?
They were locked in cages and beaten
Why did Elizabeth Blackwell have a difficult time getting into medical school?
Most medical schools would not accept women.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
A former slave who wrote an autobiography showing the injustices of slavery
Intuition
trusting your own emotions
Who benefited from early public school systems?
Boys
Dorothea Dix
What rights were being denied to women in 1848?
they couldn't vote and control over property and wages
What made Frederick Douglass different from other slaves?
He knew how to read and write.
Conform
to obey established rules and patterns
Who is the father of the American public school system?
Horace Mann
What is transcendentalism?
not conforming to others' expectations.
Why did Elizabeth Blackwell have a difficult time getting into medical school?
Most medical schools would not accept women.
Why was it hard for women who were working to end slavery in the United States?
They didn't have a right to vote
Reform
to make change in order to bring about improvement, end abuses, or correct injustices
List one reform that was passed about the education system
1. The first college opened to admit women and men
2. Taxes would go to build better schools
3. Teachers received higher salaries
What is Henry David Thoreau’s approach to individualism?
He questioned society's rules and institutions
What was an immediate effect of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?
It created an organized campaign for women's rights.
The anti-slavery fight helped pave the way for what other reform?
Women's rights
What is the main message of the Second Great Awakening?
People could be saved by doing good work.