Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCT)

Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCT)

An organization led by Frances Willard to stop the abuse of alcohol, it joined forces with other groups in the movement for the prohibition of alcohol to reduce such problems as wife abuse.

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Category: American history
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