THE cupidity of liquor-dealers, the stupidity of legislation, and the misdirected zeal of reformers are responsible for the American saloon. Its evolution from the old-time tavern or inn in which ...

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THE TEMPERANCE movement in the United States began in earnest in 1826 with the founding of the American Temperance Society. Its goal was to diminish the harm caused by the overconsumption of alcohol ...

A new study has been published in a book exploring the architectural legacy of the Temperance movement. Temperance was a 19th Century social movement that looked to combat alcohol's devastating ...

ARE we about to become an alcohol-free nation? Or must the long struggle against intemperance continue until mankind has reached a state of development in which its present weaknesses have been turned ...

Millions of people give up alcohol every January, but in the 1830s temperance created a "parallel existence" for non drinkers Millions of people trying to cut out alcohol for Dry January may not ...

Alice Hoover of Coshocton was born in Crawford County and her mother, Mildred Marshal Heft, was from Corning. Heft served with the Women's Temperance Christian Union and gave speeches in the 1930s at ...

(The Conversation) — A historian highlights the role of Frances Willard, who helped found the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, one of the major social movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. (The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of people give up alcohol every January, but in the 1830s temperance created a "parallel existence" for non drinkers ...

As younger adults opt for “wellness” products, many are practicing alcohol abstinence. Sometimes referred to as “sober curious,” this trend of often forgoing alcohol has forged public conversations on ...

Frances Willard stands behind her mother, at left, and Anna B. Gordon, who worked as a secretary and lived in the Willard household. Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images As younger adults ...