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Title: W.C. T.U. (Women's Christian Temperance Union) Rhode Island Silk Ribbon Commemorating an Event Held Sept. 28-30th, 1886
Description: Rhode Island, WCTU Rhode Island, Publisher, 1886. Unbound. Cream colored silk ribbon with purple printing and fringed ends. 6 ¾ by 2 1/8 inches. A ribbon issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Rhode Island, reading "Our Jubilee Year, April 7th. Praise ye the Lord. W.C.T.U. of Rhode Island. Sept. 28-30th, 1886." Presumably issued for its annual convention. The Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Ohio in 1874, with the principal goal of promoting temperance, through religious, moral and other methods. It eventually expanded its mission to include social reform such as suffrage, child labor, etc. The Rhode Island chapter was successful in helping to pass a prohibition law in the state in 1886, although it was repealed in 1889. VERY GOOD condition. A few small spots of brown staining in the center of the ribbon. Very Good .

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