"We are all a little wild here, with numberless projects of social reform." -Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1840. Anti-smoking campaign, "stinks, nasty, not good for you." Smoking is bad, my children. Experimental communities: mostly in the north-east. May have something to do with industrial revolution. Industrial production may have caused the new reform. >>Religious revivals<< Churches at the time kept track of revivals in certain areas. They become so frequent, people could not keep track because there were too many to count. Not denominationally lead. 1) Evangelicals: tended to emphasize conversion experience over all else. Wants to rid American republic of sin. Emotional style, dramatic response, charismatic preacher pplz 2) Spreading gospel: moving around preachers, camp meetings, etc. attracted many people to camp and spread message. Had prominent preachers, recent conversion testimonials. Leaves no stone unturned. They literally built a church on a barge for sailors at sea. LOOK IT UP! 3) Impact: By emphasizing emotion over doctrine and conversion over attendance, the feeling was not as deep or lasting. >>Utopian Communities<< Oneida: John Noyce, instituted collective child care, "free love," sex outside of marriage. (That's news to you all.) guess who is the totally spiritually advanced guy? Shakers: Ann Lee is the leader/founder. Equality of sexes. Male Jeebus Christ and mother Ann Lee who is just as important because she was Saint-Like. Uses Pre-Industrial methods to produce furniture or goods. Mostly artisan. Ann Lee preached chastity or celibacy. Millerites: Always preparing for second coming of Christ. They always try to pin it down to the date. "The world will end in 2012." Complex charts to determine when Christ will be here. A series of dates will be preceded by a frenzy of people. They are continuously disappointed due to this because the world, in fact, has not ended. >>Social Reforms<< 1) Temperance: "I'm going to moderate my drinking." They eventually demand abstinence. Do not drink any alcohol. Buy my tea! Ale and cider are like water to these guys. College kids have nothing on these guys. 1850s has a steep decline in alcohol consumption. 2) Prisons and Asylums: new reformers want mentally ill in separate institutions. Miserable conditions, poor sanitations, etc. debters prisoners alongside murderers and whores. 1800s motley Crüe. Wardens invite people to take a tour. Thousands of visitors may come in and gawk at the prisoners. 3) Regulating sex: anti-prostitution. Books aimed at young men who are touching themselves a little too much. "If men in America masturbate too much, they become tired, stupid, it leads to insanity and social/economic decline." Books aimed at young women who touch too much may lead to having tiny offspring and too much blood in your head. >>Moral of the story: if you touch yourself, you will die.<< Women's rights: Women begin to think of parallels in terms of law. White men can vote based on property..white women and slaves are subject to laws which classify them as second class citizens. In 1848, Seneca falls convention, lady leads prominent women backed by abolitionists and draft a declaration of the sentiments of women. "All men AND women are created equal." What is the response? They want property law, etc.. They pretty much are ridiculed and made fun of. "Giving women rights..it will cause disharmony in the home." Pretty much a hot wrestling match on who wears the pants. These are notes. Don't cry over my notes. Stay Frosty, -CJS
If you call this incoherent then you must take notes like a champion. Don't make me cry, LCBC, pleaseeee..noooo
The note itself on womens rights was too short but thanks for these. Past week I've rolled my eyes at the garbage getting posted in forums. This thread and your philosophical one were an interesting break from the norm. Thank you CjS
Hmmm... These are a bit incomplete. I'm not sure if that's purposeful or not, but it would be worthy of noting that temperance/prohibition was eventually outlawed (18th amendment) and then later revoked (21st), although even when illegal people bootlegged it. Also, as far as women's rights, there's no details about how things started up, leaders in the movement, etc... So, you may know the stuff, but as I said the info provided is a bit lacking.
@Royale, we read a chapter every week from our text books and we are lectured in class. These are only the notes that I copy down, in my cell phone, from that class. @Peeta and Miggzilla, I take my notes on my phone and email them to my friends if they want/need them. I take my notes on my phone, and you take notes however you wish. It just helps me since I come on this game now and then, reading something in the forums that may help me on my tests/quizzes/exams, multiple times, may actually, in fact, be beneficial. @Thankful people, you're welcome. I'm not done posting these too, so if you don't like it, tough luck. <3
Oh, okay. Makes Sense. Wouldn't expect it to be complete cause of course you only jot down notes on things you can't readily remember at any given time, like stuff you must commit to memorizing. Interesting enough.