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As the twentieth century ushered in changing forms of dramatic and narrative media, temperance advocates adapted their reform message to new print and…

As part of their effort to promote women’s public speaking, the WCTU established a system of oratorical contests run by women, for women and children.…

Americans participated in activities and events based on reading and speaking over the course of their lives. During the eighteenth and nineteenth…

Temperance advocates believed that engaging in participatory dramatic activities centered on temperance themes would disseminate their reform agenda…

Nineteenth-century theaters were not very friendly spaces for temperance supporters. The vast majority of urban theaters, even the “legitimate” ones,…