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  2. List of temperance organizations - Wikipedia

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    In 1852 there was a split in the organization when a rival Independent Order of Good Templars was founded. These two later merged under the Independent Order of Good Templars name. [2] Templars of Honor and Temperance (active) – Founded in 1845 in New York and thriving today in Scandinavia as the Tempel Riddare Orden. [3]

  3. Temperance movement - Wikipedia

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    Temperance was seen as a feminine, religious and moral duty, and when it was achieved, it was also seen as a way to gain familial and domestic security as well as salvation in a religious sense. [4]: 47 Indeed, scholar Ruth Bordin stated that the temperance movement was "the foremost example of American feminism". [107]

  4. Non-Partisan National Woman's Christian Temperance Union

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    To the Non-Partisan Temperance Women of the Nation: A little over nine months ago, the reasons for an uncompromised, unequivocal and untrammeled National organization of temperance women were given to the public at large, followed soon after by a rallying call, not only to the members of Non-Partisan Woman's Christian Temperance unions and ...

  5. Temperance movement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [20] Original temperance organizations such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and International Organization of Good Templars continue their work today, while new "temperance enterprises found support in a variety of institutional venues" such as the Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems and Center for ...

  6. Teetotalism - Wikipedia

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    [6] Today, a number of temperance organisations exist that promote teetotalism as a virtue. [7] Richard Turner, a member of the Preston Temperance Society, is credited with using the existing slang word, "teetotally", for abstinence from all intoxicating liquors. [4]

  7. Moral Injury - The Huffington Post

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    You will hear from some of the researchers and therapists working to help them cope, and you will come to understand some of the demons that veterans bring home from battle. However we individually feel about the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, these enduring moral wounds, to young Americans who fought on our behalf, must be counted among ...

  8. World League Against Alcoholism - Wikipedia

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    Examples of these temperance movements were the National Temperance League in Japan, the New Zealand alliance for the abolition of liquor traffic, the Irish Temperance League, the Temperance Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, etc. [1] Poster, educational materials and speakers were provided to help promote the cause worldwide. [9]

  9. Organizations that took a stand amidst the disaster of ...

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    The situation seemed hopefully for many, but several charities and organizations -- both big and small -- stepped in to help. SEE MORE: Special coverage on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina