Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Ontario Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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Description area
Dates of existence
1874-
History
The first branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Ontario was founded in December 1874 by Letitia Youmans in Picton. The first Ontario WCTU convention was held in 1877. By 1883 a Dominion WCTU was established by representatives from Ontario and Quebec. The name of the national organization was changed to the Canadian Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1925.
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Authority record identifier
RC0238
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Draft
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2015-6-22
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W. Laufs
