| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Shaker | a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world |
| utopia | An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects |
| Horace Mann | Education activist who worked towards better funding, longer school years, and higher pay for teachers |
| Dorothea Dix | United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War |
| labor union | an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer |
| strike | a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions |
| Second Great Awakening | A second religious fervor that swept the nation. It converted more than the first. It also had an effect on moral movements such as prison reform, the temperance movement, and moral reasoning against slavery. |
| how did women contribute to social reform | Mill workeres went on strike. they made a labor union. Dorothea Dix lectured about rights for the mentally ill. |
| what obstacles did AA and wome face if they wanted an education | AA children were banned from most public schools.Most colleges didnt allow women or AAs. |
| what factors caused utopian communities like the shakers to fail | there were financial difficulties and conflicts. |
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