1920s and Prohibition

By ryleenolan

  • Prohibition

    In January the Prohibition Era began.

  • Women's Christian Temperance Union

    There were 344,892 members of the WCTU.

  • New Jersey

    New Jersey added its ratification vote on March 9th.

  • Ella Alexander Boole

    Boole became the WCTU's president and served until 1933.

  • WCTU

    The peak of the WCTU membership.

  • 21st Amendment

    21st Amendment passed repealing the 18th Amendment for prohibition.

  • National Prohibition Party

    D. Leigh Colvin was nominated for president.

  • Fallen Membership

    The WCTU's membership had fallen to 216,843.

  • Mamie White Colvin

    Colvin became president of the WCTU, she served until 1953.

  • National Prohibition Party President

    Stuart Hamblen was nominated in 1952 after that canidates never got more than 50,000 votes.