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| Henry Woodsworth Longfellow |
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| based many poems on events from the past...ex: "Paul Revere's Ride" and "The Sons of Hiawatha" |
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| wrote Leaves of Grass, had great faith in the common people |
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| known for The Sketch-popular American Writer...wrote Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Wrinkle |
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| wrote novels...Last of the Mohicans |
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| published Moby Dick-a man finds his life |
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drew on the history of New England.
wrote the Scarlet Letter |
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| argued in favor of civil disobedience |
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made conditions for prisoners and mentally ill better
persuaded legislature to treat mentally ill as patients |
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became head of Mass. board of ed.
hired teachers pay and increased the school year |
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| opened school for deaf in Hartford Conn. |
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| opened school for the blind |
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best known African American abolitionist
wrote North Star newspaper |
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started the Liberator(newspaper)
white abolitonist |
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escaped slavery
reeturned to the South 19 times to help more slaves escape...aka Black Moses |
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Sourjourner Truth
Isabella Baumfree= real name |
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| one of the most effective womens rights leaders |
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| opened high school for girls |
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opened the first female seminary
Mount Holyoke |
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first doctor
attended medical school and graduated first in her class |
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| tireless speaker with Mott and Stanton |
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