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The reformers change the treatment of the mentally ill and prisoners by Dorothea Dix , in her efforts on behalf of the mentally ill -emphasized the idea of rehabilitation, treatment that might reform the sick or imprisoned person to a useful position in society. There was, as revivalists suggested, hope for everyone.
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Why did reformers believe public education was important?
Reformers wanted change. Education opens up a lot of doors for people, and allows for much more intelligent ideas to be produced. By educating people, it sets a standard.
What did reformers want to change about American society?
to change it for the better. so many people felt this way that the 1830's though the 1850's became known as the age of reform.
How did reformers change women's education?
well in the late 1800s women were able to go get a an education so that is how women got education
What significant change in the treatment of American Indians happened during the last half of the nineteenth century?
E. The division of the tribal lands among individual members
Leaders of the progressive movement?
Some presidents were progressive such as Taft, Wilson, and most famously Teddy Roosevelt The Progressive Movement was an effort to cure many of the ills of American society that had developed during the great spurt of industrial growth in the last quarter of the 19th century. The frontier had been tamed, great cities and businesses developed, and an overseas empire established, but not all citizens shared in the new wealth, prestige, and optimism. Efforts to improve society were not new to the United States in the late 1800s. A major push for change, the First Reform Era, occurred in the years before the Civil War and included efforts of social activists to reform working conditions, and humanize the treatment of mentally ill people and prisoners. educated middle class people who wanted to better urban conditions and protect consumers
