Poster from the 1890s published by the National British Women’s Temperance Association. Just as in t
Poster from the 1890s published by the National British Women’s Temperance Association. Just as in the United States, part of the reaction to urbanization and industrialization in the late 1800s was a movement to deal with the public health problems associated with alcoholism. The British movement was much less successful than the American temperance movement, as there was very strong reaction against temperance laws – a law forcing beer to be sold during limited hours on Sundays led to rioting.{WHF} {HTE}Photo: Wellcome Collection -- source link
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