... was to bring men to God and morality. This moral superiority of women was a switch from the previous Puritan view of women, mostly due to the influence of the Second Great Awakening. Most of the converts of the Second Great Awakening were women because they had not been given the chance to participate in the First Great Awakening, and were eager to be involved. Which potentially led them to have ... the more moral, God abiding image, that was so attractive for an ideal woman. Purity, remaining a ... virgin until marriage, was the second ideal that only ... ...

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