Reform Era People
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The American Temperance Society:
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I believed... alcohol was an evil drink that poisoned the souls of
men.
I believed... that all men and women should have equal rights.
Remember me because... I worked to get the 18th Amendment
passed, which outlawed the sale, consumption (drinking) or
possession of alcohol.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton:
Remember me because... I organized and led the Seneca Falls
Convention, in New York in 1848. I also wrote the Declaration of
Sentiments, which was a list of grievances against the U.S.
Government.
Dorothea Dix:
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Emily Dickinson: Remember me because... I was a very famous
Female American poet. I wrote of 1,000 poems, mostly about
death and immortality, but fewer than 12 of them were
published before I died.
Frederick Douglass:
I believed... that all men should be treated with dignity and
respect, even prisoners and the mentally ill.
Remember me because... I helped get rights for mentally ill/
insane people and I helped improve prison conditions.
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Edgar Allen Poe:
I believed... that all people were created equal and should have
equal rights.
Remember me because... I worked with many people, including
Abraham Lincoln to abolish slavery. I even helped write the
13th amendment. I also spoke up for women's suffrage.
Remember me because... I changed American poetry forever.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe:
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Henry David Thoreau:
I believed... that man had to become one with nature, in order
to trust his inner self.
I believed... that slavery was a horrible institution that should be
outlawed in America.
Remember me because... I wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin a "bestselling" book that showed many northerners the truth about
the evils of slavery.
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Remember me because... I used Civil Disobedience to protest
laws I felt were unconstitutional. For example, I refused to pay
my taxes during the Mexican-American War. I also wrote
Walden & Civil Disobedience.
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Horace Mann:
Harriet Tubman:
I believed... that slavery was unconstitutional.
I believed... that all children deserved an equal education, even
women and African Americans.
Remember me because ... helped organize the underground
railroad, through which many slaves escaped to their freedom.
Remember me because... I worked to get free public education
for every child, and I made public education compulsory
(required).
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Hudson River Schools:
Remember me because... I was a group of artists who focused
their art on the beauty of American wilderness and nature.
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James Fenimore Cooper:
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Ralph Waldo Emerson:
I believed... that people must understand their inner self to
recognize moral truths.
Remember me because... I was the creator of transcendentalism
and I encouraged others to use resistance against the
government.
Remember me because... I wrote the adventure story The Last
of the Mohicans and became famous in Europe.
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John James Audubon:
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Sojourner Truth:
I believed ... that it is important to explore the newly acquired
territories of America.
I believed... that all slaves should be free in America.
Remember me because ... I painted many pictures of America's
wildlife during my explorations, specifically birds.
Remember me because... I escaped slavery with my infant
daughter. I was the first African American women to win a U.S.
court case against a white man.
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Susan B. Anthony:
I believed... women should have equal rights as men.
Remember me because... I led many protests and used Civil Disobedience to get voting rights for women. I also helped to get the 19th
amendment passed, which gave women the right to vote.
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Walt Whitman:
Remember me because... I wrote many famous poems about America. One of my most famous poetry collections is called Leaves of Grass
and I also wrote a poem called O Captain! My Captain! about Abraham Lincoln.
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William Lloyd Garrison:
I believed... slavery should be abolished in America.
Remember me because... I was the editor of an abolitionist newspaper in Massachusetts called The Liberator. I ignored many threats,
and risked my life to speak about my beliefs against slavery.