The March to ReformThe March to Reform

Reasons for ReformReasons for ReformTemperance and The BottleTemperance and The Bottle

Prison and AsylumPrison and AsylumEducation and LeadershipEducation and Leadership

The Age of ReformThe Age of Reform Reasons:Reasons:

The Great Awakening sparked interest that the The Great Awakening sparked interest that the individual could control their destiny and that individual could control their destiny and that “good deeds” will make the nation a better place “good deeds” will make the nation a better place

The middle-class feel that they should be models of The middle-class feel that they should be models of behavior for the “unmannered and ill-behaved”behavior for the “unmannered and ill-behaved”

Finally, women are driving forces for reform Finally, women are driving forces for reform because they are no longer kept at home and now because they are no longer kept at home and now have a voice (predominantly in the church) have a voice (predominantly in the church)

The Temperance MovementThe Temperance Movement

Lyman Beecher, a Lyman Beecher, a minister preached that minister preached that drinking led to adultery, drinking led to adultery, poverty and crimepoverty and crime

Under Beecher millions Under Beecher millions of Americans confess of Americans confess they “have fallen into they “have fallen into the hands of sin” and the hands of sin” and pledge to stop drinkingpledge to stop drinking

The Temperance MovementThe Temperance Movement

In 1830, Americans drink In 1830, Americans drink an average of 5 gallons of an average of 5 gallons of liquor a yearliquor a year

Reformers argue that Reformers argue that drinking causes domestic drinking causes domestic violence, public rowdiness violence, public rowdiness and loss of family incomeand loss of family income

The real problem is The real problem is Americans have the habit Americans have the habit of drinking all dayof drinking all day

Asylums and Prison ReformAsylums and Prison Reform

Dorothea Dix addressed Dorothea Dix addressed how the insane were how the insane were treated treated

She found that the She found that the insane were “degraded, insane were “degraded, beaten, naked and beaten, naked and chained” in prisons with chained” in prisons with criminalscriminals

She urged lawmakers to She urged lawmakers to build public asylumsbuild public asylums

Asylums and Prison ReformAsylums and Prison Reform

Dorothea also discovered that people were placed in Dorothea also discovered that people were placed in prisons for debt, people were subjected to cruel prisons for debt, people were subjected to cruel punishment and children were not treated any punishment and children were not treated any different than adultsdifferent than adults

She is responsible for helping eliminate sentencing She is responsible for helping eliminate sentencing for debt, ending cruel punishment and getting states for debt, ending cruel punishment and getting states to establish juvenile court systemsto establish juvenile court systems

She argues that people can change if they are placed She argues that people can change if they are placed in proper environments and given an educationin proper environments and given an education

Asylums and Prison ReformAsylums and Prison Reform

The Female Reform Moral The Female Reform Moral Society set up homes to find Society set up homes to find work for women in order to work for women in order to end prostitution. end prostitution.

The society in 1834 also The society in 1834 also attempted to reform men attempted to reform men who frequented prostitutes who frequented prostitutes by publishing their names by publishing their names in newspapers.in newspapers.