But it was jewish groups that started the female vote and thus could get their legislation passed using them while the men were away. Either way, there was a select group behind this movement and it was shady at best.
How Howard Hyde Russell raised 5 million which is 120 million today is beyond imagining.
But you're right, the movement started in the Churches and grew because of the working class being more and more intoxicated and the upper-class's objection to it. Whether that has something to do with it is up for debate.
Don't bother heracleides, he's intentionally missing the point.
What set us up for ww1? Oh right, the Napoleonic wars.
Who did Napoleon try to emancipate and aid at every turn?
The Jews.
The temperance movement wouldn't have had the power to get anything passed without jewish support of the sufferage movement.
And for reference, i did quote myself ha. Thought it was worth its own post and couldn't be arsed to rewrite it.
Us programmers are lazy fucks.
Edit: Javik does have me on the end of prohibition though.
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