anna adams gordon was the leader of the temperance movement.
anna adams gordon was the leader of the temperance movement.
who was the leader of the temperance movement?
anna adams gordon
the woman's christian temperance union (wctu) grew out of a spontaneous crusade against saloons and liquor stores that began in ohio and spread throughout the midwestern united states during the winter of 1873-1874. the crusade consisted of over 32,000 women who stormed into saloons and liquor stores in order to disrupt business and stop the sales of alcohol. the wctu was officially organized in late november 1874 in cleveland, ohio. frances willard, the organization's second president, helped grow the organization into the largest women's religious organization in the 19th century. willard was interested in suffrage and women's rights as well as temperance, believing that temperance could improve the quality of life on both the family and community level. the wctu trained women in skills such as public speaking, leadership, and political thinking, using temperance as a springboard to achieve a higher quality of life for women on many levels. in 1881, the wctu began lobbying for the mandation of instruction in temperance in public schools. in 1901, schools were required to instruct students on temperance ideas, but they were accused of perpetuating misinformation, fear mongering, and racist stereotypes. carrie nation was one of the most extreme temperance movement workers and she was arrested 30 times for destroying property at bars, saloons, and even pharmacies, believing that even alcohol which was used for medicine was unjustified. at the approach of the 20th century, the temperance movement became more interested in legislative reform as pressure from the anti-saloon league increased. women, who had not yet achieved suffrage, became less central to the movement in the early 1900s.
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the temperance movement in india aims at curbing the use of alcohol in that country. in some places, the temperance movement has led to alcohol prohibition in india, with many temperance organisations continuing their work today.









































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in the 19th and 20th centuries, the temperance movement in india was well connected with the temperance movement in great britain.









































in 1907, sir bhalchandra kishna, the president of the bombay temperance council, said that the cause of temperance as one that would unite people from all castes and religions.









































the punjab legislative assembly enacted pro-temperance legislation in 1919.
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