Phenomenal Women Jamelia Barrett Loren Jenkins
Why we chose this topic:
My partner and I didn’t know where to start at first with this project.
Honestly, we had a hard time choosing something that would keep our interest,
and we wanted a topic that wouldn’t bore us. When our teacher introduced us to some
ideas it came upon that the WCTU known as the Woman Christian Temperance Union
has caught our eye. Finding information wasn’t hard, and it was quick to find
things that were interesting, which had motivated us to learn and do more on
this project. In the process we learned that the WCTU was on one of the first
all woman Christian alliance that was against the usage and founding of
alcohol.
How I conducted my research: First we did a
research on the WCTU and how the organization works, also we looked on the
motifs and believe and value. And what are some of the thing they have done
that had made a change in our history. Then while doing the research on the
WCTU we found out that during the 1920 the fought to get alcohol illegal. And
we also realize that this era was called the Prohibition era. This lead us to
do our project /exhibit on the prohibition era through the eyes of the WCTU.
While doing this research on the WCTU we saw the opportunity to do something on
the prohibition which was a important part of the history. During this time a
lot of significant things happen.
How we created the EXHIBIT: My group member and I started to organize the important
points of our research. We created outline of the most important picture and
quote of our project. We then look on the rule in the NHD rule book of how the
exhibit should be for example the height width, 500 word limit. Then we
collaborated and work on printing the picture and the font also we designed the
broad so it looks presentable.
How our project related to the theme:
Or project is related to the theme because it is
research done within a important time period in history. The theme for
this year was Revolution, Reaction, and Reform in History and this was a event
that happen 50 years ago. We were able to show what lead up to the revolution
of the alcohol being illegal. The reaction after when the alcohol became illegal
violence and crime rates rose ,flapper was stating to develop ,the women during
that time the 19 amendment granted the women the right to vote ,illegal
underground dealing of alcohol and the speakeasies were developed and the stock
market also crashed. The reform was that the 21 amendment made alcohol legal
again and it the amount was modified. This was a very important because never 200 years an
amendment has been repealed. So this why our theme is related to the theme of
the national history day’s theme ,it’s portray each term of Revolution, Reaction, and Reform each has a example of how
the relate.
PRIMARY SOURCES
WCTU. "WCTU Opposes
Amethyst Initiative." Welcome
to the WCTU. Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 29 Sept. 2008. Web. 28
Feb. 2012. <http://www.wctu.org/amethyst.html>.
I
found this web page helpful because we have done the prohibition of alcohol
through the WCTU. eyes and this a example of how the WCTU is still fighting the
same issue they fought for 50 years ago. So this gave on information on what
the WCTU is doing presently.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of Minnesota. "Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Minnesota Records.
Dates:." Minnesota Historical Society. Web. 2009.
<http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00106.xml>.
This a site which give
information and the different WCTU conference that was hold over a consecutive
year .This show how one of the subdivision of the WCTU how the run they run
their meeting the order of protocols. Records related to statewide women’s
organization focused primarily on raising public awareness of the personal and
social problems brought about by the consumption of alcoholic beverages, and on
the advocacy of individual abstinence and prohibition. Includes records of
district and local unions (chapters).
Elizabeth,
Wiillard. "Let Something Good Be Said: Speeches and Writings of Frances E.
Willard - Frances Elizabeth Willard, Carolyn De Swarte Gifford." Google
Books. Board of Trustee, 2009.
Web. 06 Jan. 2012. <http://books.google.com/books? id=kt6w5t1YStcC>.
This is a book
about the first president of the WCTU. Its autobiography on the president, and
the many speeches she gives at every rally meeting and protest. It talks about
her journey of campaigner all over the country to recruit. How the conduct a
meeting and this book celebrate the effort Willard put in to form and get women
to fight for the cause she stands for.
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/nc/nc2a.htm
McGrewcalifronia, Jane Lang. "History of Alcohol
Prohibition." DRCNet Online Library of Drug Policy. California Drug
Policy. Web. 09 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/nc/nc2a.htm>.
This a source that give a break down of the years of
the WCTU. Its full with information of the different activity that happens. It
also gives excerpt from interview with different members of the organization. The
reason why theses women put their life on the line to support a good cause and
get the government to make alcohol illegal.
Anonimous. "Alcohol
Prohibition." EH.net. Economic History Associatio, 2 Jan. 2010.
Web. 2 Jan. 2011.
<http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/miron.prohibition.alcohol>.
This a very
informative site that give you the step by step breakdown with the day when the
the Prohibition ended. This will give me incite on what happen and the effect
it had on the society after. One example after the Prohibition the crime rate
raised. and the was uncover bars ruined and illegal Raids . EH.NET " e
evidence on Prohibition and crime focuses on the homicide rate, since this is
the only type of crime for which data are reported consistently both before,
during, and after Prohibition.10 Figure 3 presents the homicide rate in the
United States (measured as homicides per 100,000 population) for the period
1900-1995" This is one of the statics that the source gave.
Elly, Martin. "Prohibition Era
Timeline - Timeline of Prohibition Era." American History From About. American History.com.
Web. 10 Jan. 2012.
<http://americanhistory.about.com/od/prohibitionera/a/prohibition.htm>.
I used this source to figure out the different time and date that
related to my topic . it help me to know the specific dates for each leg of the
journey of Prohibition . I will used this to make a timeline to show on the
blog to help to provide as reference .
WCTU. "| WCTU Drinking Fountains | Glendora CA |." Welcome to the WCTU. Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 29
Sept. 2008. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. <http://www.wctu.com/Glendora.html>.
This a picture of a old WCTU fountain. this what they women of that organization
put these outside of saloon to promote the men to drink water and not alcohol.
This will help us to tell our story visually
Secondary Source:
Albalagh Children Home. "Prohibition of Alcohol." Albalagh Home Page. Albalagh Children Home. Web. 28 Feb.
2012. <http://www.albalagh.net/kids/history/prohibition.shtml>.
This source has help us to understand the prohibition in a nutshell. I
was able to get the main idea of what the prohibition was about and how it
developed. This is really help I would recommend it to any one who is doing a
project on the prohibition.
http://www.wctu.com/Glendora.html
- This is a photo on one of the fountains that were
made around the drinking problems started to occur. They where put up around
saloons that where closing or selling very low products of alcohol. These where
created for people to have a nice cold drink instead of running to the saloons
to get a beverage that only caused harm to them. This was a way to relax those
heavy drinkers and switch to something that where more refreshing. Many of
these where set among the streets that supported the WCTU, and some in front of
saloon fronts.
* WTCU. N.d. Photograph. Drinking fountain , Glendora CA.
Web. 09 Jan 2012. <http://www.wctu.com/Glendora.html>.
Source:
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/FunFacts/Prohibition.html
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/FunFacts/Prohibition.html
- This photo reads "Lips That Touch Liquor Shall
Not Touch Ours". Back then drinking was a crime and still is today. Many
people do it for fun,but don't realize that effect it has on themselves and
other people. It became such a problem back in the day when woman thought that
drinking was a horrible thing. The smell of it on your breath or just around
the person who abused drinking was ranked from it. They found it to be unattractive
and a destroyer.
*WTCU. N.d. Painting. n.p. Web. 09 Jan 2012.
<http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/FunFacts/Prohibition.html>.
It May Be a Losing Battle, but W.C.T.U. Is Out There
Fighting
Source:
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20C16F9395C1A7493C4A91783D85F458785F9&scp=1&sq=WCTU&st=cse
- I want to use this source because is shows the
WCTU success in Chicago on August 06,1971. I am really proud too see that they
loose very few battles. They all stood together to fight for justice, and
that's what caught eye for other woman in other states to join then in this
revolution. The WCTU union has been able to grow over the year in their time an
d has reached more then 10 states to walk through this war with them. To this
much liquor
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state attract to a small amount of this (---). The WCTU is still around, and
many families still struggle with the drug abuse today. Mostly which can lead
to child abuse, self abuse, abuse to others, and lead to mentally and
physically distraction.
* *"It May Be a Losing Battle, but W.C.T.U. Is
Out There Fighting." New York Times. 06 09 1971: 1. Web. 13 Jan.
2012.
Susanna Madora Salter --
First Woman Mayor
by Monroe Billington
http://www.kancoll.org/khq/1954/54_3_billington.htm
- This is a story about a woman named Susanna Madora.
She was elected by the W.C.T.U to be an officer for her district. She had
a struggle making it in the WCTU because of the negativity that she had to go
through just to get her votes in was ridicules. Men like today where jealous
that woman was able to have such power and control over the organization they
were running.There were so many hacks and scams they did from keeping her being
successful in the WTCU. It's a shame that men where selfish to ever see a woman
do good, or let alone see a woman do better then them.
*Billingtion, Monroe. "Susanna Madora Salter --
First Woman Mayor ." Kancoll. Kansas Collection: Kansas Historical
Quarterlies , Autumn 1954. Web. 5 Jan 2012.
<http://www.kancoll.org/khq/1954/54_3_billington.htm>.
Frances Willard
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/temperance/p/frances_willard.htm
- I want to use this in our project because it talks
about the first woman who was the heading of the WCTU. WIllard was also the
first dean of woman. I think talking about the first woman is import an because
she is the one who had the most work, and the most compassion for this. I would
add things about her old life when she was a child, until she was adult.I want
to talk about what made her interested in starting the alliance agasint
alcohol. There are a few interested things such as her not being married, and
having a travel and sedentary companion for 22 years. She was a woman.
* Johnson- Lewis, Jone. "Womans History." Frances
Willard. About, n.d. Web. 13 Jan 2012.
<http://womenshistory.about.com/od/temperance/p/frances_willard.htm>.