... the second great awakening and were looking to nature in order to form the perfect society. Women were at the forefront of these reform movements but others also got involved. Most of the reform movements during the antebellum period were either for equal, moral and educational purposes. During all the industrializing the family life and the role of women in the family was changing. Although the ... Alcohol abuse was becoming a serious problem as shown by "The Drunkards Progress From the First Glass to the Grave"(1846, Document H). The Temperance Society and the church had an affect on...

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