The enormous success of the temperance movement among native-born ... white and black women both attended national meetings. The Union’s heyday occurred during the nation’s rapid ...

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17 -- The Woman's Christian Temperance Union Convention to-day adopted the following resolution: View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

However, the backbone of the Prohibition movement was significantly supported and opposed by various women’s groups, whose contributions were pivotal in both the inception and the repeal of the ...

Their organization, the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), became a force to be reckoned with, their cause enhanced by alliance with Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and other ...