Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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 is also known as the {Women's Christian Temperance Union} and by its acronym {WCTU} or {W.C.T.U.}. It was one of the political forces leading to passage of the constitutional amendment, later repealed, which prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

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  • Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) — 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… …   Universalium

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  • Women's Christian Temperance Union — 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

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