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| Title | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Puyallup, WA, records |
| Finding Aid Identifier | MsSC 109 |
| Finding Aid Title | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Puyallup, WA, Records. 2 v. |
| Subject | finding aid; Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Puyallup, WA; women's club; prohibition; temperance; business record; suffrage; women's rights |
| Abstract | The Puyallup local union of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was chartered in 1892. |
| Biography | The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union was founded by Frances Willard in 1874. It provided for "Women banded together for the protection of the home, abolition of the liquor traffic, and the triumph of Christ's Golden Rule in custom and in law." Throughout its history, the WCTU has promoted educational programs relating to the deleterious results of alcohol, narcotics, tobacco, and gambling. It has always supported local or national prohibition.
The Puyallup local union was chartered in 1892 to support and implement the national programs of the WCTU at the local level. They worked closely with Puyallup churches and schools to promote their programs. |
| Scope and Content | The collection consists of two volumes of minutes, 1892-1910. Included are discussions of the implementation of national programs in cooperation with local churches and schools. Support for equal suffrage was important and there are references to it throughout the minutes. |
| Keywords | finding aid; Woman's Christian Temperance Union; Puyallup, WA; women's club; prohibition; temperance; business record; suffrage; women's rights |
| Inclusive Dates | 1892-1910 |
| Restrictions | None |
| Volume | 2 v. |
| Accession number | 1998.15.1 |
| Num of Boxes | 1 |
| Electronic Publisher | Washington State Historical Society |
| Contributors | Washington State Historical Society |
| Object Type | text/pdf |
| Relation | http://research.washingtonhistory.org/collections/findingaids/mssc109.pdf |
| Coverage | Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington |
| Rights | Property of the Washington State Historical Society – All Rights Reserved |
