The Closing Door By Angelina Weld Grimké I find this short story to be somewhat deceiving at first because it feels as though the story is about the generous nature of Agnes Milton. The first several pages the narrator speaks about her hardships in life and the generosity of Agnes; however‚ the ending is quite unexpected. The narrator was passed from relative to relative after her father’s death (apparently due to alcohol poisoning)‚ but Agnes was the only one kind enough to take her in and treat
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support from all types of people. Two of the women’s rights advocates were Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sarah Grimke. They both achieved great things to help out their cause. Although slavery and gender equality are arguably the most important evils in the time period there were still many other. One of these was alcohol. During the time period the Temperance Movement grew and advocates like Lyman Beecher and Father Mathew gained many supporters. The poor quality of education was also addressed by many reformers
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Imagine a world where slaves were beat‚ whipped‚ and put into hard labor‚ just because of their race. Well Harriet Beecher Stowe was a great abolitionist and actually stopped slavery just by writing a book. Interesting facts about Harriet are that her mother and father (Roxana Beecher and Lyman Beecher) had eleven children‚ Harriet’s father was "a leading Congregationalist minister and the patriarch of a family committed to social justice." "Stowe achieved national fame for her anti-slavery novel
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Nathaniel Taylor – Theologian of neo-Calvinism‚ also held forth at Yale (Dwight’s Pupil) xvii. Congregational ministers reshaped Puritanism to appeal to people who were also optimistic about humans xviii. Lyman Beecher 3. Lyman Beecher –
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“IN WHAT WAYS DID THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING INFLUENCE AMERICAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE?” In the thirty year span between 1830 and 1860‚ the Second Great Awakening did much to change the modern American mind by sparking the abolitionist movement‚ empowering women (in their domestic sphere) and forming the cult of domesticity‚ partially fixing the corrupt government through the temperance movement‚ and in the creation of many utopian societies by radical religious populations. Puritanism was kicked
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inclusion of physical education in schools across America. The Round Hill School‚ a private school established in 1823 in Northampton‚ Massachusetts‚ was the first to include physical education as an integral part of the curriculum. In 1824 Catherine Beecher‚ founder of the Hartford Female Seminary‚ included calisthenics in her school’s curriculum and "was the first American to design a program of exercise for American children" (Lumpkin‚ p. 202). Also‚ in 1866 California became the first state to pass
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Many women took part in the Civil war. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of the many influential women involved in the Civil war. Harriet was a very important woman during the war because of her writings‚ her lifestyle‚ and especially her book‚ Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Writing was her backbone during her times of need. Harriet’s childhood lifestyle was a start to her influential career. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was an eyeopener for the community during this time period. Harriet
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religious righteousness. The mainstream of the movement were the temperance reformers who fought for a change in alcoholism‚ and abolitionist. Temperance reformers were mostly women and religious leaders. The temperance leader at this time was Lyman Beecher‚ talked about how intemperance was destroying our nation. He stated that intemperance was‚”…continually transferring larger and larger bodies of men‚ from the class of contributors to the national income‚ to the class of worthless consumers...‚”
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hygiene‚ the wash basin and stand. (Beecher 38) An essential item for a woman of any period in history‚ the wash basin and stand was a very important item of hygiene for a woman’s bedroom of the nineteenth century. These stands‚ consisting of wooden structures of varying
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religious righteousness. At the forefront of the movement were the temperance reformers who fought for a change in alcoholism‚ and abolitionist who strived for the downfall of slavery. Temperance reformers were mostly women and religious leaders. Lyman Beecher‚ a well known preacher and temperance leader during this time‚ talked about how intemperance was destroying our nation. He stated that intemperance was‚”…continually transferring larger and larger bodies of men‚ from the class of contributors to the
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