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-The WCTU was formed in 1873 by women whose husbands were drunkards and beat their wives.
-They did demonstrations outside of bars and saloons.
-The Sons of Temperance was founded in the early 1840's and was a Protestant order.
-They focused on mutual support for members on temperance as well as abolition.
-P.T Barnum was an avid speaker who only served water at his show, The Drunkard, and charging extra for the second act for going to a saloon or bar in
between.
Major Leaders in the Temperance Movement and Their Accomplishments
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
The Sons of Temperance
P.T. Barnum