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Many reformers blamed society's problems on the consumption of alcohol
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Women's rights and minorities
This timespan was when women and other minorities fought for equalty. -
About 20% of college students were female
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Reformers from different backgrounds formed the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
This union was against alcohol, thus causing 1,000 saloons to shut down -
The start of lynchings
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A women named Carry Nation because famous storming into saloons with a hatchet smashing liquor bottles
Carry Nation beleive dalcohol consumption was wrong. -
Women in Wyoming gained the right to vote
Colorado,Idaho,and Utah soon followed -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony founded the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
This association promoted women's suffrage -
The amount of college women increased
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lice Paul founded what would become the National Women's Party (NWP)
This association use dparades, public demonstrations, picketing, Hunger strikes, and picketing to draw attention to their cause. -
The end of lynchings
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The 18th Amendment was formed
This amendment banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States. -
The 19th Amendment was passed
This amendment gave women the right to vote. -
W.E.B. Du Bois founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP
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The 21st Amendment was passed
This amendment ended prohibition.
