How did out-of-the-box thinking inspire change in american society in the 1840's?

There were a variety of changes in American society in the 1840's. Women started looking for their civil rights, the equality in salaries between men and women, in general the equal treatment in the society. States in North America double the money for schools, this was to improve education for children. In 1840 anti - slavery groups increased, and also black people was fighting for their rights.