Women and Reform. Women were a major part of several reform movements of the 1800s and early 1900s.
These reform movements sought to promote basic changes in American society, including the abolition of slavery, education reform, prison reform, women's rights, and temperance (opposition to alcohol).
The 5 Reform Movements
Social Reform. It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Temperance. The temperance movement sought to limit or even ban the consumption of alcohol.
Education.
Prisons and Asylums.
Abolition.
The Purpose of The Reform Movement
A reform movement is a type of social movement that aims to bring a social or political system closer to the community's ideal.