1837 Oberlin College
becomes the first
college to accept
women.
1831 William Lloyd Garrison begins
publishing The Liberator
1845 Frederick Douglass
publishes his autobiography.
1848 First women's rights convention
is held at Seneca Falls, New York
1815
1820
1825
1830
1835
1840
1845
1850
1855
1820 The Second Great
Awakening begins to
sweep the nation.
1833 The American
Anti-Slavery Society
is established.
1840 Women are barred
from speaking at the
World Anti-Slavery
Convention.
1851 Sojourner Truth addresses
a women's rights meeting.
1838 Frederick Douglass
escapes from slavery.
2. Part A What would be the best title for this timeline?
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A. Reform and Reformers
B. Democracy in America
C. The Civil Rights Movement
D. The Second Great Awakening