History of the United States I / Unit 13 USH1 1831 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Women and Temperance
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The idea
Alcohol abuse by men harmed women and children by misdirecting money needed for the household and through physical and emotional abuse.
In practice
Women arguing that abstinence would improve conditions for women and children alike.
Where people slip
This is the first mass political activity open to women in the period, and it trained the organisers who appear at entry 1857.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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