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| a revival of religious feeling and belief in the 1820s and 1830s |
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| a philosophy which taught that people should go beyond logical thinking to reach true understanding with the help if emotion and intuition |
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| transcendantlist author of Walden- a book about building a cabin in the woods- where he meditated on the meaning of life, society, nature, and human spirit |
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| 19th century reformer who advocated for the mentally ill, helpless, and children in trouble |
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| "the father of american public schools" he led a reform movement to make education available to more children in the 1800s |
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| people who favored the end of slavery |
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| a former slave who gave speeches throughout the North agaisnt slavery and later, women's rights |
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| escaped slave who became a leader in the abolitionist movement |
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| an 1848 meeting where leaders of the womens' rights movement called for equal rights. |
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| declaration of sentiments |
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| modeled after the declaration of independence, a list of wrongs suffered by women |
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