In the matter of local government, the old system of England, namely half ecclesiastical and half political, was reproduced in the towns. ... Hutchinson did not attend these gatherings because she though it was allowed by the authorities, but later on she began attending. Moreover she was asked to lead the gatherings, which were held at her home. ... Another problem for the government was that many men turned to Mrs. ... Women were not given the same privileges and rights as men were. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

" The mediums that the preachers used to spread their messages were mostly large gatherings, where audiences counting into the 20,000s made camp to listen. The gatherings were called revivals. ... The schools were not divided by grade, which meant that older students were in the same class rooms with the younger students. ... She was a schoolteacher who knew that women and men were equal intellectually and made it her goal to prove that to the world. ... Horace Mann said, "Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of the conditions of men, - the...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate