https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2018-11-13 12:46:51 UTC 2025-10-28 02:31:18 UTC hello@padlet.com ahahn16 https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303687698 2018-11-13 12:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303687698 ahahn16 https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303689576 2018-11-13 12:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303689576 vnortier https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303689717 Welsh textile manufacturer and a founder of socialist Utopias. He bought the town of Harmony to test his social theory. There were many other owenite societies that existed as well. As a socialist, he envisioned a town were all men are equal. Due to early difficulty a constitution was written titled "The New Harmony Community of Equality".]]> 2018-11-13 12:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303689717 ahahn16 https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303690014 The goal of the the Owenite community was to create "a New Moral World" of happiness, enlightenment, and prosperity through education, science, technology, and communal living.]]> 2018-11-13 12:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303690014 ahahn16 https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303691987 The community of New Harmony adopted several "Constitutions." Overall, these constitutions allowed for loose expectations and promoted social equality and independence. ]]> 2018-11-13 13:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303691987 ahahn16 https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303694670 Robert Owen wanted to create a "Utopia" in order to test his social theory.]]> 2018-11-13 13:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303694670 vnortier https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303695386 Founded in posey county, Indiana]]> 2018-11-13 13:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303695386 ahahn16 https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303696750 Overall, the utopian vision did not succeed in New Harmony for more than 2 years. There were many disputes about credit inequities, and could not produce enough to be a self-sufficient community. Also, the town became overcrowded and there was a lack of housing for the members. Finally, the leadership of New Harmony was too inexperienced, and there was a shortage of artisans. ]]> 2018-11-13 13:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303696750 vnortier https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303696960 While the town eventually struggled, New Harmony had a national importance in the discussion of not only socialism but several sciences, notably geology. Many notable scientists inhabited the town such as Thomas Say, the "father of descriptive entomology".]]> 2018-11-13 13:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303696960 ahahn16 https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303699371 2018-11-13 13:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/vnortier/si27qu54a7ur/wish/303699371