Robert Owen and the pioneering social experiment
Topic: Individualist Feminism
Source: Medium
The Second Great Awakening was a major American event in religion of the 19th Century. The first “awakening” had taken place in 1739, due to a weakened Church of England presence as well as a new interest in a variety of Protestant denominations. The second awakening launched in June of 1800, with the first “camp meeting,” featuring a Presbyterian minister and two Methodists. Isolated settlers on the frontiers of the US liked being able to reconnect with organized religion, and the idea spread. During The Second Great Awakening, the emerging missionary groups led to other forms of social activism. The temperance movement, along with movements to abolish slavery, establish the vote for women, reform prisons, and care for the mentally ill can all trace their beginnings back to this time.