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The Connection Between the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and the Prohibition Party

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  • Adam Chamberlain
  • Alixandra B. Yanus
  • Nicholas Pyeatt

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Scholars have long been interested in the complementary relationships forged by membership groups and political parties. The post-bellum period presents an opportunity to consider these connections using a case study of two groups concerned with the ills of alcohol, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and the Prohibition Party. Our analysis of presidential elections from 1876 to 1900 reveals that—although women were disenfranchised at the time—the WCTU’s organization and infrastructure was essential to early Prohibition Party success. In 1884, the first election after the two created a formal alliance in 1882, the strength of the WCTU helped the party grow its voter base. However, the two slowly diverged over how to achieve prohibition, and this relationship dissipated; there is little evidence of any significant connection between the groups after 1884. This supports the proposition that a shared means of accomplishing goals is an essential element of an effective group–party partnership.

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  • Adam Chamberlain & Alixandra B. Yanus & Nicholas Pyeatt, 2016. "The Connection Between the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and the Prohibition Party," SAGE Open, , vol. 6(4), pages 21582440166, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:6:y:2016:i:4:p:2158244016684373
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244016684373
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    1. Ware, Alan, 2000. "Anti-Partism and Party Control of Political Reform in the United States: The Case of the Australian Ballot," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 30(1), pages 1-29, January.
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    1. Adam Chamberlain, 2018. "From Pressure Group to Political Party: The Case of the American Anti‐Slavery Society and the Liberty Party," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 99(1), pages 246-261, March.

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