Temperance movement facts for kids

The temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the temperance movement became very big in many countries. It led to Prohibition in the United States, which lasted from 1920 to 1933.

Role of Women

The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) started from a movement against saloons and liquor stores. It began in Ohio. It spread throughout the Midwestern United States during the winter of 1873-1874. The movement had over 32,000 women who went into saloons and liquor stores. They did this to disrupt business and stop the sales of alcohol. The WCTU was officially started in late November 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Images for kids

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  This is the songbook used at the Women's Temperance Organization from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

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  Sons of Temperance procession, Hill End, New South Wales, 1872

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  A temperance fountain in Tompkins Square Park, New York City

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  An 1871 American advertisement promoting temperance, styled as a fictitious railroad advertisement

See also

In Spanish: Movimiento por la Templanza para niños