Frances Willard and the Temperance Connection: When Prohibition Met Women's Rights

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Frances Willard and the Temperance Connection: When Prohibition Met Women's Rights

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In this episode of The Suffragette Movement, host James Hartley explores the crucial connection between the temperance movement and women's suffrage through the remarkable leadership of Frances Willard. As president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union from 1879 to 1898, Willard transformed a small organization into the largest women's group of the 19th century, with nearly 200,000 members. Discover how Willard's 'Do Everything' politics strategy linked the fight against alcohol to women's need for voting rights, arguing that the ballot was essential for protecting homes and families. Learn about Willard's innovative approach that brought thousands of women into political activism who might never have joined purely suffrage-focused organizations. The episode examines how the WCTU became a training ground for future suffrage leaders and established departments addressing everything from prison reform to international peace. Explore Willard's global influence through the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union, founded in 1891, which created an international network of women activists. This comprehensive look at the temperance-suffrage connection reveals how 19th-century social movements interconnected and how strategic coalition-building advanced multiple reform causes simultaneously, offering insights relevant to modern activism.

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