The Temperance Movement
The Temperance movement was made up of many different societies and groups that were aimed towards reducing the alcohol consumption in the U.S. because of crimes and domestic violence involving drunkenness. There also was a lot more drinking after the American Revolution which partly was the reason why the issue arose. Some of the groups that were involved in the temperance movement included the Independent Order of Good Templars, the Sons Of Temperance, the National Prohibition Party, and the Anti-Saloon League. Most of these organizations had religious bases because drinking was said to be a sin even though it was believed that alcohol was a gift from god.
Shown above is a cartoon published in a New York newspaper reflecting the German immigrant's opinion on the banning of alcohol. It says "Who does not love wine, wife, and song will be a foll for his whole life long!"
Some supporters of complete abstinences of drinking include the KKK, most women, southerners, people that live in rural places, and African-Americans.
These are women marching in a pro-prohibition march in the late 1850s. They were among the many supporters of the Temperance Movement and Prohibition.
Women were a big supporter of the temperance movement because they
disliked it when their husbands were drunk and abusive. It also cost a lot to have a father or husband that drank especially for the low-income working class. At the time, alcohol contributed to poverty, unemployment and crime. This picture shows a group of women holding a sign that says "Lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours".
The temperance movement was a big issue that later led to the 18th amendment which banned the total sales and consumption of alcohol. But in 1933, the amendment was repealed by the 21st amendment that made the consumption of alcohol in the US legal. The 18th amendment was was the first and only amendment to ever to get repealed in the history of amendments in the US.
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Hi I just stumbled across your blog while looking for images of women's suffrage parades. Thanks for helping keep history alive! I just wanted to make a couple corrections about your photos. The one identified as being from the 1850s is more likely from the 1920s. Even the most progressive women did not wear their skirts above their ankles in the 1850s and these fashions are more consistent with the 1910s and 20s. Furthermore, photographic technology didn't really take such clear shots of groups and crowds in the 1850s. Secondly, the "Lips that touch liquor" image has been identified as probably made by a liquor distributor as a joke or advertisement. The photo was made after 1900 and the fashions are from the late 19th century.
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