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Era of Reform Timeline

1795-1835

1820

1783

1792

1775

1848

Charles Grandison Finney

Temperance Movement

Abolitionist movement

Lyman Beecher

Women’s Rights

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1775 - 1836

Lyman Beecher
  • Influential Presbyterian minister and father of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
  • Promoted temperance (anti-alcohol) movement.
  • Founded educational institutions including Lane Theological Seminary.
  • Advocated for missionary work and moral reform.

1848

Women's Rights
  • Women gained leadership experience through church activities
  • Many female abolitionists later became women’s rights advocates
  • The Seneca Falls Convention (1848) was organized by women with religious
backgrounds

1792 - 1875

Charles Grandison Finney
  • Often called the "Father of Modern Revivalism".
  • Former lawyer who became a Presbyterian minister.
  • Introduced new preaching methods including the "anxious bench" where sinners would sit to be prayed for.
  • Believed Christians should work to reform society.

1820

Temperance Movement
  • Campaign against alcohol consumption.
  • The American Temperance Society founded in 1826.
  • By 1833, had over 6000 local chapters and 1 million members.

1783

Abolitionist movement
  • Many religious leaders began to speak out against slavery.
  • Churches split over the issue, with some supporting immediate abolition.
  • Religious arguments against slavery became powerful tools for change.