what was the main purpose of the womens christian temperance union founded in 1874
Woman's Christian Temperance Union At its founding in 1874, the stated purpose of the WCTU was to create a "sober and pure world" by abstinence, purity, and evangelical Christianity.[4] Annie Wittenmyer was its first president.[5] The constitution of the WCTU called for "the entire prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage."[6]