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Margret B. Platt Banner, Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Margret B. Platt Banner, Woman's Christian Temperance Union - Banner
Accession #: 3098.1
Title: Margret B. Platt Banner, Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Object Type: Banner
Participants:
Physical Description: Margaret B. Platt banner with dark blue satin with white and silver writing; it is decorated with gold fringe and tassels on a zigzag bottom hem, and hangs via a brass rod attached at the top.
Description: As early as 1883, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) formed an East Washington Union in Cheney. This 1912 banner represents another regional chapter, the Margaret B. Platt Union. During this time, many women gained important public and civic leadership experience by organizing, speaking and lobbying for social reforms. Among such efforts, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union countered prostitution, disorderly behavior, and drunkenness.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Women (Women); Politics (Government)
Dimensions:
length 34"
width 28 3/4"
length 36 1/2"
Materials/Techniques:
satin ( -> -> -> ) (Material)
brass (alloy) ( -> -> ->metal) (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
White and silver lettering: "MARGRET B. PLATT - W.C.T.U. - For God and Home and Native Land - Nov. 6th 1912".
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Cris Henderson on behalf of Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Spokane Chapter, 1985

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