The Women's Christian Temperance Union, or WCTU, began in Hillsboro, Ohio in the December of 1873. The WCTU believed in abstaining from alcohol and tabacco, and had an influence on the 18th amendment coming to fruition, prohibiting alcohol in the United States. The movement soon became international and now exists in countries all over the world. The WCTU is based in Evangelical Christianity, and includes a focus on missionary and women's suffrage. Because it was based in Evangelical Christianity, Catholics were not drawn to the union, as well as many other religious groups. This is one of the many groups that women got involved in during this era.

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