a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy

United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)

United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)

Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)

Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)

Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498)

the belief that the world can be made better by human effort

a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning

a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people

a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups

someone who participates in a public display of group feeling

United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)

United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)

Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415)

Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)

Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498)