The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was devoted to instituting the prohibition law in the United States to protect American women and children from alcohol repercussions. The WCTU was conceived in November of 1874 due to the newly established habits of American men (Woman’s). Having the founders’ capable leadership, the WCTU spread quickly. In a miniscule span of time, the women made a significant impact which pressed their home countries borders and threatened to bubble over into countries which faced like oppression. The lasting effects of their efforts still linger in the present society. The conflicts dealt with by these women are prominently evident today. Thick in the Civil War, the stricken soldiers found their safe haven through
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Proudly supporting purity, the group adopted the white ribbon as their symbol in 1877 (North). Wearing the ribbons, the women participated in marches advocating the ban on making and selling alcohol (Feinstein). Along with this, the group formed the Star in the Window Campaign, which gave the challenge to all families to place a blue flag with a white star in the window if the family supported the ban on liquor. On the flag were the words “We are Americans. We support the Constitution” (Redman). While the WCTU participated in group activities, the organization was unintentionally divided by age and status. The fact caused semi-groups to be formed within the larger union. For example, young, unmarried women in the organization created sects that vowed to only marry men who did not drink, having the motto “Lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine” (Woog). With Willard as president, the WCTU adopted the mindset of “Do Everything”. The influences of this motto stretched the organization past its present borders into the countries beyond that suffered from the same evils. Representatives of the WCTU traversed the globe to third world countries, carrying a document entitled “The Polyglot Petition”. According to the World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, the smaller organization sent “missionaries” to obtain signatures “from men and women around the world who wanted their government to prohibit the sale of alcohol and opium.” Many supported the petition as it gathered 7,500,000 signatures from 50 countries (WWCTU). Though the legislation did not pass, the awareness of alcohol and opium aftermaths was brought to the forefront of the lesser countries’ governments. Aside from prohibition in and out of the United States, the WCTU supported anti-drug programs and “encouraged bible readings and prayer recitations in schools” (McCord). The influences of the WCTU had positive
Proudly supporting purity, the group adopted the white ribbon as their symbol in 1877 (North). Wearing the ribbons, the women participated in marches advocating the ban on making and selling alcohol (Feinstein). Along with this, the group formed the Star in the Window Campaign, which gave the challenge to all families to place a blue flag with a white star in the window if the family supported the ban on liquor. On the flag were the words “We are Americans. We support the Constitution” (Redman). While the WCTU participated in group activities, the organization was unintentionally divided by age and status. The fact caused semi-groups to be formed within the larger union. For example, young, unmarried women in the organization created sects that vowed to only marry men who did not drink, having the motto “Lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine” (Woog). With Willard as president, the WCTU adopted the mindset of “Do Everything”. The influences of this motto stretched the organization past its present borders into the countries beyond that suffered from the same evils. Representatives of the WCTU traversed the globe to third world countries, carrying a document entitled “The Polyglot Petition”. According to the World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, the smaller organization sent “missionaries” to obtain signatures “from men and women around the world who wanted their government to prohibit the sale of alcohol and opium.” Many supported the petition as it gathered 7,500,000 signatures from 50 countries (WWCTU). Though the legislation did not pass, the awareness of alcohol and opium aftermaths was brought to the forefront of the lesser countries’ governments. Aside from prohibition in and out of the United States, the WCTU supported anti-drug programs and “encouraged bible readings and prayer recitations in schools” (McCord). The influences of the WCTU had positive