Many progressives believed that alcohol was a root cause of social issues such as crime, poverty, and domestic violence, viewing it as a detrimental force that undermined family stability and public morality. The temperance movement sought to address these concerns by advocating for the reduction or complete prohibition of alcohol consumption. Activists organized campaigns, rallies, and educational programs to raise awareness about the dangers of alcohol, ultimately leading to the passage of the 18th Amendment in 1919, which enacted Prohibition in the United States.
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.
That was the Temperance movement, popular around the last turn of the century.
The movement to abolish alcohol was called the Temperance Movement.
the temperance movement was the first issue women were involved with..
drunkness : he was a reformer that contributed to the Temperance Movement, which was to purify American Society.
The temperance movement and the Progressive movement both pushed for prohibition,
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.
The temperance movement blamed alcohol.
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.
That was the Temperance movement, popular around the last turn of the century.
The movement to abolish alcohol was called the Temperance Movement.
the temperance movement was the first issue women were involved with..
drunkness : he was a reformer that contributed to the Temperance Movement, which was to purify American Society.
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Peter T. Winskill has written: 'The temperance movement and its workers' -- subject(s): Temperance movement, temperance pledge, Gospel Temperance, liquor reform
The most widespread movement of the early 1800s was the temperance movement.
The temperance movement and educational reform were two aspects of American society targeted by reformers.