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Women's Christian Temperance Union

By: Candis Steenbergen
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender

Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874, the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is the oldest large-scale, continuing nondenominational evangelical [Page 899]women's organization in the United States and worldwide. Initially established to combat the sale ...

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  Steenbergen, C. (2009). Women's christian temperance union. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 899-899). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n456
  
  Steenbergen, Candis. "Women's Christian Temperance Union." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by O'Brien, Jodi, 899-899. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n456.
  
  Steenbergen, C. 2009. Women's Christian Temperance Union. In: Jodi O'Brien Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 899 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n456> [Accessed 20 Jun 2021].
  
  Steenbergen, Candis. "Women's Christian Temperance Union." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Edited by Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 899-899. SAGE Knowledge. 20 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n456.
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