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The Politics of Reform
At the turn of the twentieth century there was a resurging impulse toward social and political reform. In some ways it continued...
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Mary Elizabeth Lease: Populist Reformer
Blaming Wall Street for the nation’s economic woes is not a new...
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was founded in 1874 to promote total abstinence from alcohol. WCTU members asserted that alcohol consumption led to neglect and domestic violence on the part of men. The WCTU also supported woman suffrage and other social reforms.