This was the first issue they became very involved in.
the temperance movement was the first issue women were involved with..
That was the Temperance movement, popular around the last turn of the century.
Women's Christian Temperance Union Public Fountain was created in 1912.
the equality of men and women
Frances Willard was the leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in 1879. She was a prominent figure in the temperance movement and advocated for the prohibition of alcohol.
Both the women's suffrage movement and the temperance movement were social reform movements in the United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries. They both sought to improve society by advocating for changes in laws and social norms. Additionally, both movements faced opposition from conservative groups who were resistant to change.
Women were often involved in both the abolition movement and the temperance movement because both causes challenged societal norms and sought to address issues of injustice and inequality. Participation in these movements provided women with a platform to advocate for social change and assert their voices in the public sphere, which was largely dominated by men. Additionally, many women saw parallels between the oppression of enslaved people and their own struggles for rights, leading to a sense of solidarity in fighting for both causes. Their activism in these movements also laid the groundwork for the later women's suffrage movement.
Temperance
She joined the temperance movement, because she was against alchol and wanted it to be illeagal in the United States. She was for women and children who suffered abuse from their drunk fathers or husbands
Susan B. Anthony
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 was a campaign to moderate the use of alcohol. This movement was fueled by women who learned the after effects of alcohol on their children. The movement stuck fear in a lot of people which helped push it along.