jun 13, 1861 - Improving society
Description:
- Temperance: American Temperance Society, Washingtonians, German and Irish opposed the movement but lacked political power, in the 1850s, the issue of slavery overshadowed the movement, regained strength in 1870s- Movement for Public Asylums: Mental Hospitals Dorothea Dix, schools for Blind and Deaf Persons, Prisons, Penitentiaries, the asylum movement, moral reform and work programs
- Public education: Free Common Schools Horace Mann, Moral Education, Higher Education
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Date:
jun 13, 1861
Now
~ 165 years ago