Hello all,
 
All this talk about the Washingtonians has reminded me of a question that
came up in my thesis defense.  Were there postbellum voluntary associations
similar to the Washingtonians and other temperance associations?
 
My MA is in anthropology, and the thesis concerned AA. The Washingtonians
provided a point of comparison.
 
Maria Swora
Dept Anthropology
University of Rochester