The first president of the WCTU was Annie Wittenmyer. That's the closest I can come to a founder.
drunkness : he was a reformer that contributed to the Temperance Movement, which was to purify American Society.
The American Society of the Promotion of Temperance was formed in Boston on February 13, 1826. All of the members took a vow to abstain from distilled spirits while they worked to expand woman's rights and abolish slavery.
Lyman Beecher was the father of the temperance movement in the United States. He co-founded the American Temperance Society, and was a Presbyterian minister.
An early temperance movement began during the American Revolution in advocating temperance rather than abstinence and taking positions on moral issues.
The temperance movement and educational reform were two aspects of American society targeted by reformers.
Lyman Beecher
American Temperance University was created in 1893.
American Temperance University ended in 1908.
The american temperance society
The American Temperance Society was formed on February 13, 1826 in Boston.
Samuel Slater was the founder of American Manufacturing.
The American Temperance Society, founded in 1826, aimed to promote the reduction and eventual prohibition of alcohol consumption in the United States, advocating for moral reform and public health. The American Temperance Union, established in 1833, sought to coordinate national efforts in this movement, emphasizing the dangers of alcohol and encouraging individuals to pledge abstinence. Both organizations played a crucial role in the larger temperance movement, which ultimately contributed to the Prohibition era in the early 20th century.
the American Temperance Society
that no one should drink
Poverty & worker absenteeism
American Temperance Union
American Temperance Union