Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
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U.S. temperance-movement organization.
Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874, it used educational, social, and political means to promote legislation. Its president (1879–98) was Frances Willard (1839–1898), an effective speaker and lobbyist who also led the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union from its founding in 1883. The WCTU was instrumental in promoting nationwide temperance and in the eventual adoption of
Prohibition.
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Universalium.
2010.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union — WCTU redirects here. See WCTU Railway for the rail line in White City, Oregon. .History and purposeThe purpose of the WCTU is to combat the influence of alcohol on families and society. Frances Willard, a noted feminist, was its second president … Wikipedia
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Temperance movement — The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed within a community or society in general and even to prohibit its production and consumption entirely. The Woman s Christian Temperance Union is a prominent example of a… … Wikipedia
WCTU — Woman s Christian Temperance Union Woman s Christian Temperance Union An association of women formed in the United States in 1874, for the advancement of temperance by organizing preventive, educational, evangelistic, social, and legal work. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
