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Title: W.C. T.U. (Women's Christian Temperance Union) of Rhode Island Silk Ribbon the State Convention at Providence, Sept. 18-19-20, 1888
Description: Rhode Island, WCTU Rhode Island, Publisher, 1888. Unbound. Cream colored silk ribbon with purple printing and fringed ends. With a sewn fold over flap at the top. About 6 ½ by 2 1/8 inches. A ribbon issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Rhode Island, reading "W.C.T.U. of Rhode Island. State Convention at Providence, Sept. 18-19-20, 1888.Greetings, Remembrance. Compliments of Providence Union" 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 The Rhode Island chapter was successful in helping to pass a prohibition law in the state in 1886, although it was repealed in 1889. GOOD condition. Minor toning and curling, with light soiling and staining. Good .

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