I Horace Mann created the first state board of education, With the belief of public education
Public Education
Workers rights
Ideal communities
Horace Mann set up the first state board of education in the United States in 1837. Mann called public education "the great equalizer." He also argued that "education creates and develops new treasures".
Workers called for improvements in working conditions. About 1,500 women went on a strike, Harriet Hanson helped