The document discusses several antebellum reforms in the United States between 1790-1900. It covers religious reforms stemming from the Second and Third Great Awakenings that led to utopian communities and social activism. Educational reforms established public schools through the work of Horace Mann and Joseph Lancaster. Women's suffrage movements began with the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. Temperance movements aimed to prohibit alcohol, starting with the Maine Law of 1855. The abolition movement worked to end slavery, led by figures like William Lloyd Garrison. Dorothea Dix campaigned for better treatment of the mentally ill in asylums. Prison reforms established new penitentiaries with better conditions.
First penitentary was Walnut street in 1791. Over crowdedness caused the construction of the Western and Eastern Penitentary known as Cherry Hill. Cherry hill is the âshowâ case for the prison reform.
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First penitentary was Walnut street in 1791. Over crowdedness caused the construction of the Western and Eastern Penitentary known as Cherry Hill. Cherry hill is the âshowâ case for the prison reform.
First penitentary was Walnut street in 1791. Over crowdedness caused the construction of the Western and Eastern Penitentary known as Cherry Hill. Cherry hill is the âshowâ case for the prison reform.
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