Temperance collection, 1838-1921.

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Temperance collection, 1838-1921.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59715882

The Temperance Collection includes pamphlets, reports, bulletins, flyers, correspondence, notes, Illinois State and U.S. government documents, clippings, published articles, issues of academic journals, a commemorative 1924 Jubilee Penny, song sheets, historical information, and a petition drafted by the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Notable items in this collection are original correspondence and published articles by Frances Willard. Also included are government documents, correspondence, and related materials regarding intoxicating liquors and search and seizure laws in the case of Squire T. Harvey & Son.

0.75 linear ft.

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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SNAC Resource ID: 7775424

University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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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. ...