Please look at slides 5-7 of Chap. 15 (on the blog post 3/29-4/4/20) illustrating the work of Dorothea Dix regarding treatment of prisoners and the mentally ill, Horace Mann and public education reform, and the American Temperance Movement. Remember that these reforms were part of a growing belief that people had to take an active role in correcting problems in society if they wished to get to Heaven.

Please watch the following videos on youtube.

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Type in: Prison reform movement 1800s

Watch video: Dorothea Dix and Prison Reform in the U.S. (10 min)

Consider how one young woman was able to change not only American but also European ideas about the treatment of the mentally ill. Also think about the treatment of prisoners and how women and children who may have become homeless were locked away with men who had committed murder and other terrible crimes.

Then, type in : The temperance movement

Watch: History Brief: The Temperance Movement ( 5 min 9 sec)

Notice how a movement largely begun by religious leaders led to the involvement of women’s groups who put pressure on their husbands and politicians to outlaw the use of alcohol in local areas. Realize that this movement then spread to state and eventually the federal level. The 18th Amendment or Volstead Act would last for over a decade and bring about the “Gangster Era” of the 1920s.

Many students and parents have been asking about grades during this card marking. Be assured that as teachers are given information from the principals, superintendent, and governor, we will pass it on to you. Stay safe, and read a good book. -Mr. B