1865 On March 3, the Freedman's Bureau is created by Congress.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: social reformEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1865
1843 In January, Dorothea Dix petitions the Massachusetts Assembly on behalf of the mentally ill.Timeline State: MassachusettsTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: social reformEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1843
1826 The American Temperance Society is founded in Boston on February 13.Timeline State: MassachusettsTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: social reformEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1826
1825 In January the New Harmony commune is founded in Indiana by Scottish industrialist Robert Owen.Timeline State: IndianaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: social reformEra: 1801-1900 Read more about 1825
