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The **Woman's Christian Temperance Union** (WCTU) is the oldest continuing non-predjudice women's organization worldwide. Founded in Evanston, Illinois in 1873 by Edward H. Clarke, the group spearheaded the crusade for prohibition. Members advanced their cause by entering saloons, singing, praying, and urging saloonkeepers to stop selling alcohol. Later, on December 22, 1873, they were the first local organization to adopt the name, Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

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