23 dez 1873 ano - WCTU founded

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The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was founded, which strived to create a "sober and pure world" by banning the manufacture and sale of drinking alcohol. It believed that alcohol was the root of many social problems, such as domestic violence, which was why they wanted it abolished. Over time, the WCTU increased both in membership (with 500,000 members by 1890) and scope, until it began focusing on female suffrage. It asserted that women were not weak and dependent (indeed, they claimed that women were the morally superior sex), and became the largest female organization of the time. The WCTU still exists today.