Extent of Alcohol Consumption
This beverage was made from fermented corn and often used as a form of currency
What is whiskey?
The temperance movement started as this kind of issue
What is a moral issue?
This was the first state to ban alcohol
What is Maine?
She was the founder of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Who is Frances Willard?
Religious figures viewed alcohol as bad because
What is it was sinful?
Out of wine, spirits, and malts, this drink was most popular in 19th Century America
What is spirits?
This state was the head of the temperance movement
What is Ohio?
This was the goal of early temperance groups
This Temperance supporter was the first African American woman to publish a short story
Who is Frances Watkins Harper?
The temperance movement mainly took place during this time
What is from 1800-1833?
Alcohol replaced this drink, as it was often contaminated and/or not available in large supply
What is water?
Terrified that temperance laws would reach a national level, people against temperance funded…
What are campaigns of politicians that opposed women’s suffrage?
This era after the temperance movement led to bootlegging and speakeasies
What is the Prohibition Era?
Frances Willard believed the sins of the world would be cleansed if women were…
What is more in charge [of the world]?
Women could not escape the atrocities of alcoholism because they could not do this
What is divorce?