Reform Revolution Organizer
Reform Revolution
Socratic Seminar Preparation Organizer
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Socratic Seminar Prompt
Analyze scholarly journal articles to discuss the impact 19th-century reform movements (Abolition, Women’s Suffrage, Second Great Awakening, Public Education, Temperance, Prison Reform, and Mental Health) had on the nation’s identity, culture, society, and political responses.
Part I: Religious & Social Equity
| Reform Movement | Impact on National Identity, Culture, Society, & Politics | Evidence & Citation |
|---|
| Second Great Awakening | | |
| (Mathews Article) | | |
| | |
| Abolitionist Movement
(Washington Article)
| | |
| Women’s Rights & Suffrage
(Boylan & Washington)
| | |
Part II: Institutional & Moral Reform
| Reform Movement | Impact on National Identity, Culture, Society, & Politics | Evidence & Citation |
|---|
| Prison & Mental Health | | |
| (Miller & Boylan) | | |
| | |
| Public Education
(Washington Article)
| | |
| Temperance Movement
(Washington & Boylan)
| | |
Seminar Preparation
Synthesis: How did these movements collectively redefine the concept of “The American Citizen” in the mid-19th century?
Seminar Discussion Starters (Draft two open-ended questions)
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Academic Source References
Miller (1974): At Hard Labor: Rediscovering the 19th Century Prison.
Mathews (1969): The Second Great Awakening as an Organizing Process.
Washington (2015): Frances Ellen Watkins: Family Legacy and Antebellum Activism.
Boylan (1990): Women and Politics in the Era before Seneca Falls.
