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| WCTU (November 18, 1874) More about the WCTU can be found at Early WCTU and WCTU.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union is Formed
Today in Cleveland, Ohio the Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded. The union was formed under the secretaryship of the charismatic Miss Francis Elizabeth Caroline Willard. She is also the president of the Evanston College for Ladies. The aims of the WCTU are to protect the home and develop Christian citizenship through individual commitment to abstinence and the abolition of liquor trade. The formation of the WCTU is a consequence of the Women's Temperance Crusade of 1873 through 1874. During the crusade militant women frequently invaded saloons to sing hymns and kneel in prayer. There is, at this time, a political element to the WCTU's aims. It is known that insobriety and the ill-treatment of women often go hand in hand. Sources: |