United States History Question of the Day


North Dakota children assembling in
front of their one-room schoolhouse, 1890
(Source: American Memory, Library of Congress)

Question 0923:

Which of the following 19th century social reformers advocated  a secular curriculum for public schools, more and better-equipped schoolhouses, higher pay for teachers, and universal compulsory education?

(A)  Dorothea Dix
(B)  Elijah P. Lovejoy
(C)  Angelina Grimke
(D)  Horace Mann
(E)  Elizabeth Cady Stanton


Answer and explanation