What did the women’s christian temperance movement campaign for?

Prohibition of the consumption and sale of alcohol.

The Women's Christian Temperance Union was formed in 1874 with the goal of ending the sale and consumption of alcohol in the US. This was part of larger social reforms during the time.

Many members of the WCTU were also fighting for women's suffrage. Women were unable to participate in politics and many political meetings occurred in bars. Also women were at the mercy of husbands who were often drunk and spent family money on alcohol instead of the family's needs. Alcohol was also connected to immigration issues of the time. New immigrants coming to America had drinking cultures and immigrants were seen as ruining the morality of American culture. The WCTU worked through the early 20th century, joining other groups, to eventually pass the 18th Amendment which prohibited alcohol.

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