The National Temperance Society and Publishing House was a

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which advocated personal alcohol

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and a governmental ban on the personal consumption of alcohol. It was based in

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Foundation

It was founded in 1865 following a two-day, non-denominational conference of temperance advocates

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. Among its founders were William E. Dodge,

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and James Black. Dodge was elected president and held the position until his death in 1883.

Publications

During its first 60 years, it published over a billion pages of literature in support of the

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. Its three monthly magazines had a combined circulation of about 600,000. They were ''The National Temperance Advocate'' for adults, ''The Youth's Temperance Banner'' for adolescents, and ''The Water Lily'' for children. The Society also published over 2,000 books and pamphlets in addition to textbooks, posters and flyers. The group's archive is held by the

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Notable people

James Black (prohibitionist) James Black (September 23, 1823 – December 16, 1893) was an American temperance movement activist and a founder of the Prohibition Party. Black served as the first presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party during the 1872 presidential elec ...

(1823-1893), American temperance movement activist and a founder of the Prohibition Party. *

Julia Colman Julia Colman ( pen name, Aunt Julia; February 16, 1828 – January 10, 1909) was an American temperance educator, activist, editor and writer of the long nineteenth century. She served as superintendent of literature in the Woman's Christian Tempe ...

(1828–1909), American temperance educator, activist, editor, writer *

Sara Jane Crafts Sara Jane Crafts (, Timanus; pen name, Mrs. Wilbur F. Crafts; August 15, 1845 – May 2, 1930) was an American social reformer, author, lecturer, and teacher. She lectured and taught at Chautauquas, as well as a lecturer at State and International ...

(1845–1930), educator, author, social reformer *

George Cruikshank George Cruikshank (27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reache ...

(1792-1878), British caricaturist and book illustrator * William E. Dodge (1805-1883), American businessman, politician and activist who served as the organization's founding president (1865-1883) *

William E. Dodge Jr. William Earl Dodge Jr. (February 15, 1832 – August 9, 1903) was an American businessman, activist, and philanthropist. For many years, he was one of two controlling partners in the Phelps Dodge Corporation, one of the largest copper mining corpo ...

(1832-1903), American copper magnate, activist, and philanthropist. He was the son of William E. Dodge *

, (1804-1897), American temperance advocate and politician * James J. Spelman (1841-1894), American was a journalist and politician in New York and Mississippi

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