I'm so lame
Doing APUSH on my blogger.
Anyways,
WILLIAM MILLER - the dude who led all the people in white robes to wait for Jesus October 22nd, 1844 (HAHA I actually remembered that date XD)... leader of Adventists/Millerites
PETER CARTWRIGHT: a Methodist, traveling preacher
CHARLES FINNEY: a preacher dude whoe inspired reforms... women to pray aloud.. 'anxious bench'
JOSEPH SMITH: THE FAKE CHRISTIAN DUDE.
BRIGHAM YOUNG: THE FAKE JOSHUA.. or MOSES.
HORACE MANN: reform dude for school D:... for better school conditions and better education and better pay for teachers
NOAH WEBSTER: Dictionary and textbook dude D; improved qualites of learning
WILLIAM MCGUFFEY: lessons in morality, patriotism
EMMA WILLARD: respect for woman's education and founded OBERLIN COLLEGE
RALPH WALDO EMERSON: errrr literature dude... "poet and philosopher; "The american scholar".. portrayed individualistic mood of Republick... freedom.... against slavery.. blahblah
DOROTHEA DIX: propsed asylums for the mentally ill
NEAL S. DOW: FATHER OF PROHIBITION AND MAINE LAW
ALEXID DE TOCQUEVILLE: uhh French visitor - -"....
LUCRECIA MOTT & ELIZABETH CADY: Women's Right's people...
SUSAN B. ANTHONY: another women's rights woman... 'militant lecturer"
HENRY DAVID THOREAU: "Walden"; condemned governments that supported slavery
WALT WHITMAN: "Leaves of Grass"; that American does not look back to the past
EDGAR ALLEN POE: drunk author dude - 'the raven'
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW - wrote for refined classes, much knowledge of European literature and stuff
JOHN WHITTLER - poet dude that influenced social action
JAMES LOWELL - political satirist
LOUISE MAY ALCOTT - wrote "Little Women" to support her family.. at Brook's Farm?...
EMILY DICKINSON - poet person
WILLIAM SIMMS: His literary themes dealt with southern frontier
I'm sure there's more but
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