In the 19th Century in the Unites States was a period of tremendous economic and political changes. The radical reform was impose to focus on the issues of antislavery, racial and sexual discrimination. In the 19th Century, there was so much injustice and failed to correct the hostility in their society. The reform movements were aim to make changes rapidly. The moral reform, was a movement to abolish prostitution, sexual double standards and against alcohol consumption. These issues had become an extensive problem. Alcohol was to blame for all the abuse to wives, children and families. In addition, drinking was causing crime, poverty and the effect of inefficient employees at work. So, the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance
