Discussion 5: Social Movements of the 1800s
Social Movements of the 1800’s
Julie: Pick ONE out of the 4 topics to write on.
There are several social movements of the significance of the 1800s.
1. Temperance
2. Abolition
3. Women’s Rights
4. Reform of the penal system is an example.
Write 400 words on one of these pointing out why it is significant and who
the leaders of the movement were.
Again, cite your sources. (2) Then do responses to two separate posters.
The 400 word total is for OP and the responses.
Interesting sources:
http://faculty.uml.edu/sgallagher/SenecaFalls.htm (Seneca Falls-Women’s Rights)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart3.html (Abolition)
http://abolition.nypl.org/home/ (Abolition of international slave trade is the focus of this detailed presentation.)
http://abolition.nypl.org/home/ (This is a link to extracts from William Wilberforce’s abolition speech in 1789.
One should observe that accounts of the same event often differ and may indeed be influenced by a political agenda.)
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