December221873

The Women's Christian Temperance Union



The WCTU was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. The leaders for this group include Frances E. Willard and Anna Howard Shaw. The WCTU supported the prison reform, women's suffrage, and the abolition of prostitution. Information provided by: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAwctu.htm Picture provided by: http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/images/ProhibitionTile.jpg