Woman's Christian Temperance Union facts for kids
The logo of the WCTU is a white ribbon bow, representing purity.
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| Type | Non-governmental organization, Non-profit organization |
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| Focus | Temperance movement |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Website | www.wwctu.org |
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an active international temperance organization. It was one of the first organizations of women who wanted social reform. They did this with a program that "linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity." It was influential in the temperance movement, and supported the 18th Amendment. It was also influential in social reform issues that became big in the progressive era.
The WCTU started on December 23, 1873, in Hillsboro, Ohio. It officially had a national convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874.
Images for kids
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This 1902 illustration from the Hawaiian Gazette newspaper humorously illustrates the Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance Union's campaign against the producers and sellers of beers in Hawaii.
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Banner, Gore Women's Christian Temperance Union
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Exterior of the National WCTU headquarters, a building on the national register of historic places.
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The Woman's Christian Temperance Union Administration Building in Evanston, Illinois, has been the headquarters of the WCTU since 1910.
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Women of the WCTU at a meeting, 1924
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Frances Willard was president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union for 19 years.
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First Alberta Provincial WCTU convention, 1913, Olds, Alberta
See also
In Spanish: Unión Cristiana de Mujeres por la Templanza para niños
