USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The NATIONAL WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. The initial purpose of the WCTU was to promote abstinence from alcohol, which they protested with pray-ins at local taverns.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the leadership of Frances Willard, the WCTU became one of the national forces in the fight for prohibition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Frances Willard Willard also started her own organization, called the World’s Women Christian Temperance Union, in 1883. After becoming WCTU’s president, Willard broadened the views of the group by including woman’s rights reforms, abstinence, and education.

Detailed explanation-4: -A U.S. organization that became international was the national Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874. The WCTU employed educational and social as well as political means in promoting legislation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The WCTU was a religious organization whose primary purpose was to combat the influence of alcohol on families and society. It was influential in the temperance movement, and supported the 18th Amendment. The Woman’s Christian Union (WCTU) was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in November of 1874.