Their organization, the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), became a force to be reckoned with, their cause enhanced by alliance with Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and other ...

Following the public disturbances in Wales during the 1830s and 1840s the government commissioned ... but in the meantime the forces of temperance were to enjoy a huge influence over the next ...

The original temperance movement’s end result—Prohibition—was more ambitious, and took place at the societal level. Prohibition didn’t make the personal act of drinking illegal ...

Following the public disturbances in Wales during the 1830s and 1840s the government commissioned ... but in the meantime the forces of temperance were to enjoy a huge influence over the next ...