Scrapbook, 1875-1903.

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Scrapbook, 1875-1903.

Scrapbook of Eliza Jane Trimble Thompson (1816-1905), also known as "Mother Thompson," includes letters, pictures, pamphlets, and news clippings of the Woman's Temperance Union movement.

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Thompson, Eliza Jane Trimble, 1816-1905

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Eliza Jane Thompson, daughter of Ohio Governor Allen Trimble, was one of the founders of the Woman's Temperance Crusade, the predecessor of the Woman's Temperance Union. From the description of Scrapbook, 1875-1903. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 40254211 Temperance crusader. From the description of Eliza Jane Trimble Thompson report, 1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980595 ...

Woman's christian temperance union

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Temperance organization founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1874. Campaigning against the use of alcohol and in favor of labor laws and prison reform, the W.C.T.U. became one of the largest and most influential women's organizations of the 19th century. It became global when the World W.C.T.U. was founded in 1883. The organization continued to exist through the 20th century, although membership declined after the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) in 1919. From the description of ...