Temperance PubSarah Miranda

Temperance Movement• “Organized efforts to induce

people to abstain—partially or completely—from alcoholic beverages”• These efforts began in the 19th

century in the United States and Great Britain • As drinking increased efforts of

the temperance movement became more acknowledge and noticed

• In 1808 the first temperance group was formed in Saratoga, N.Y.• The most successful temperance group was Woman’s Christian

Temperance Union.• The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was founded in 1874• WCTU received help from major political powers and demanded for

more government control of liquor• Small scale: they passed several liquor laws eventually in securing

federal prohibition

• Key members that drove this force were Frances Elizabeth Willard, Susan B. Anthony and Carry Nation• This movement also allowed for

scientific research on alcoholism and the education of proper or no alcohol consumption• “the abolition of the liquor trade

was felt to be as important as the abolition of slavery had been to the previous generation of reformers”

Sources

J. A. Krout, The Origins of Prohibition (1925); H. Asbury, The Great Illusion (1950); J. R. Gusfield, Symbolic Crusade: Status Politics and the American Temperance Movement (1963); J. H. Bechtel, Temperance Selections (1893, repr. 1970).• Murdach, Allison D. "The temperance movement and social

work." Social Work 54.1 (2009): 56+. Health Reference Center Academic. Web. 25 Oct