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Events on Wednesday 18 November 1874 1
1874Woman's Christian Temperance Union foundedAmerican women organize against alcoholDelegates meeting in Cleveland, Ohio founded the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, dedicated to campaigning against alcohol consumption. Under later leader Frances Willard the organization grew into one of the largest women's organizations in the United States and expanded internationally. It also became an early vehicle for the women's suffrage movement.