Author:
Lappas, Thomas J., 1974- author.
ImprintNorman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]
Imprint2020
Descriptionxvi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:Native American women and the WCTU -- Native American women in the WCTU: activities and effects -- Representations of American Indians in WCTU literature -- "Work among Indians": organizing Indian country -- WCTU activities, legal interpretation, and enforcement -- Temperance in Indian schools -- Conclusion: Christian citizenship, prohibition, suffrage, and repeal.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-310) and index.
Note:"The story of how Native American women joined forces with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union to move their own goals and objectives forward. Subtly but significantly they altered the welfare and status of American Indian communities in the early twentieth century."-- Provided by publisher.
