Reform Movements

the right to vote in political elections

An organized campaign to eliminate alcohol consumption

movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal

a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States, from the 1890s to the 1920s. The main objectives were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in government.

Journalist who uncovers wrongdoing in politics or business

A reformer of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, known especially for her advocacy of women's suffrage

A reformer and feminist who joined with Lucretia Mott in issuing the call for the first women's rights convention in America, which was held at Seneca Falls

an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman

abolished slavery

Women's suffrage

Prohibition of alcohol

was the first women's rights convention

a document signed at the first women's rights convention to be organized by women; listed their grievance with society

a campaign for state control of railroads and grain elevators

procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office