137-138). The WCTU membership simply could not conceive that women would actually support Prohibition reform, and so, they could not change with the times and learn how to become more open and lenient. They could not lend any support to their sisters or their cause, and so they condemned them instead, drawing distinct lines between many groups of women in the country.
Despite their differences, the importance of women's voices in the alcohol debate cannot be ignored. Murdock writes, "Both woman suffrage and prohibition emphasized male excess and potential female redemption" (Murdock, 1998, p. 7). Thus, women held political power, even if they did not even have the vote when Prohibition went into effect in 1919. This is one reason the two organizations are so significant and so important to American history. They show the long and illustrious history of political and social debate in the country. The founding fathers envisioned a country that would support freedom for all, and freedom for differing opinions. In many countries, there would be no debate allowed over a law such as Prohibition. That two such diverse organizations could exist side-by-side says a lot about the freedom of the American people, and their diversity, too.
In contrast, the WONPR was totally opposite from the WCTU in action and belief. These so-called "wet" women believed Prohibition should be repealed. Why? For a variety of reasons. These reformers believed that Prohibition increased crime (it did), actually created more drinking and drinking to excess, and threatened personal freedom, which the Constitution was based on. It also cost the government millions of dollars to enforce the law, when it could have been collecting millions of dollars in liquor sales taxes. The group formed in 1929, after Prohibition had been in effect for 10 years. They found Prohibition to be hypocritical, because it encouraged people to drink illegally, and many people acted "dry" but drank in private. It also created a mystique around alcohol that many young people found attractive. Head of the WONPR, Pauline Sabin said...
The latter group was known for its strict adherence to the Prohibition, while the former group was known for their adherence to the law, although their protest and opposition was limited only to alcohol consumption in the saloons and public places, and not in the privacy of people's homes (95). In effect, the Prohibition gave women the "voice" to express their position and opinion about the Prohibition. They were given
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