Records, 1889-1964.

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Records, 1889-1964.

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Records of the Evansville, Wisconsin, affiliate of the WCTU, an organization advocating total abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics. Records include minute books, 1909-1918, 1921-1956, covering monthly meetings where specific topics related to temperance and Christianity were discussed, a treasurer's book, 1930-1947; convention programs, 1953-1964; histories of temperance activities in Rock County; biographical materials about temperance leaders Frances Willard, Genesee Wesleyan, and Lillian Stevens; education and program materials, 1951-1964; materials from WCTU institutes; and a treasurer's book from the Rock County WCTU, 1889-1950. On microfilm are two scrapbooks, 1944-1946 and 1950-1951, and a few loose clippings pertaining to temperance and religious issues.

0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and.1 reel of microfilm (35 mm.)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6725664

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Willard, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1839-1898

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Best known for her leadership (1879-1898) of the influential Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Willard also supported and often spearheaded a wide variety of social reforms, including woman suffrage, economic equality, and fair labor laws. Willard gained an international reputation through her speeches and publications. She was the first woman to be honored with a statue in the U.S Capitol building, and her Evanston home was one of the first house museums to in the country. ...

Wesleyan, Genesee.

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Evansville, Wis.)

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Stevens, Lillian M., 1884-

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