[2] In the first volume of their semi-monthly periodical, the society asserted that men and women were equally liable for the immoral sexual actions that they performed together.
[3] Northern women in the 1830s were a part of a rising middle class during a period of Protestant religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening.
Shaping their place in the emerging middle class, women sought to reform society in order to create an environment where they were valued and respected.
[1] Simultaneously, those influenced by the Second Great Awakening were focused on creating a more heavenly America by eradicating immoral practices.
[5] One of the primary means of spreading the New England Female Moral Reform Society's message was through the publication of a semi-monthly periodical, called Friend of Virtue.