Woman's Christian Temperance Union collection, 1940-1973.

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union collection, 1940-1973.

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Assorted records of the State WCTU (1883-1974); minutes (1912-1920, 1936-1949, 1954-1965) and other documents of New Castle County WCTU; minutes (1949-1973) and other materials (1963-1969) of Federation of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Wilmington and Near By Community; minutes of WCTU chapters in Richardson Park, Milton, Wilmington, and other Delaware communities; and various tracts, magazines, songbooks, and other materials of the national WCTU.

3 linear ft.

Historical Society of Delaware

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SNAC Resource ID: 8076446

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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 ...

Woman's Christian Temperance Union (New Castle County, Del.)

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Delaware

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