Michael, One of the issues on which your paper might focus is why the organization chose to call itself the "Woman's (not Women's) Christian Temperance Union." The best book on the topic is Ian Tyrrell, WOMAN'S WORLD/WOMAN'S EMPIRE, which I hope will encourage you to broaden your perspective beyond the United States. See also: Ruth Bordin, WOMAN AND TEMPERANCE Mary Earhart, FRANCES WILLARD Barbara Epstein, THE POLITICS OF DOMESTICITY Mari-Jo Buhle, WOMEN AND SOCIALISM Ruth Bordin, FRANCES WILLARD Nancy Cott, THE GROUNDING OF MODERN AMERICAN FEMINISM, early chs. ******************************************* Jack Blocker History, Huron College, University of Western Ontario London, Ontario N6G 1H3 Canada (519) 438-7224, ext. 249 /Fax (519) 438-3938