The Age of Reform happened from 1820-1860 and is sometimes called the "the Rise of Common Man." Many people have contributed to this, ordinary people, like you and me, people like Dorothea Dix and Harriet Tubman. Those two people weren't afraid to state their opinions and actually do something about it. Not many people took that risk. But for the few who did, the rewards were great, not like fame and fortune but the feeling of helping people.
The age set people on the track of equality and opened people's eyes to what cruelty was going on toward others. Dorothea Dix and Harriet Tubman hel…
