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J. N. Stearns, The Temperance Speaker
J. N. Stearns, The Temperance Speaker, National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1876
The Temperance Speaker represents an American-produced contribution to the vast offerings of juvenile temperance “reciters.” It was published by the…
Tags: children, children's literature, dialogue, elocution, lecture, literature, lyceum, national temperance society, nineteenth century, oratory, poetry, public speaking, recitation, story, temperance, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, women's history
Lizzie Penney, The National Temperance Orator
Lizzie Penney, The National Temperance Orator, National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1884
The National Temperance Orator is one of the many “reciters” compiled by Lizzie Penney for the National Temperance Society, for which Penney also…
Tags: elocution, lecture, lyceum, national temperance society, nineteenth century, oratory, public speaking, temperance, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, women's history
Lizzie Penney, The Temperance Platform
Lizzie Penney, The Temperance Platform, National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1896
The Temperance Platform, again compiled by Lizzie Penney, was intended for an older audience. Penney claimed that the book was created “In answer to a…
Tags: elocution, lecture, lyceum, national temperance society, nineteenth century, oratory, public speaking, temperance, twentieth century, WCTU, woman's christian temperance union, women's history