Pure Food, Drink, and Drug Crusaders, 1879-1914

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Under a likeness of President Theodore Roosevelt in the Library of Congress, a plaque lists the Pure Food and Drink Law of 1906 as one of the three landmark achievements of his administration. Few authorities would disagree. Designed to ensure the safety of foods, drinks and drugs, the law was one of the first pieces of social legislation enacted in the United States. Among the most enthusiastic and persistent crusaders for the bill's passage were a wide array of women's groups, many politically active for the ...
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Under a likeness of President Theodore Roosevelt in the Library of Congress, a plaque lists the Pure Food and Drink Law of 1906 as one of the three landmark achievements of his administration. Few authorities would disagree. Designed to ensure the safety of foods, drinks and drugs, the law was one of the first pieces of social legislation enacted in the United States. Among the most enthusiastic and persistent crusaders for the bill's passage were a wide array of women's groups, many politically active for the first time.Based in large part on primary sources, this work examines the many groups involved in the passage of the Pure Food and Drink Law and how their work affected American society. Part One examines the origins of the movement and why women became so involved. Part Two focuses on the primary groups involved in the law's passage, such as the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. How it was that such diverse groups rallied around this issue is also explored. The industrial and political opposition to the law and how the crusaders overcame it is covered in Part Three, along with details on how the law's proponents were able to pressure the U.S. Congress into passing it and how they worked to see it fully implemented.A retired pharmacist, Lorine Swainston Goodwin received her Ph.D. in history from the University of Missouri. She now lives in Columbia, Missouri.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780786427420
  • Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
  • Publication date: 7/28/2006
  • Pages: 352
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface 1
Introduction 5
Part 1 Origins 15
Chapter 1 The Vanguard 17
Chapter 2 The Pure Food, Drink, and Drug Dilemma: Social Causes for Activism 38
Chapter 3 The State Crusaders 62
Part 2 The National Crusaders, 1882-1904 85
Chapter 4 The Banyan Tree and the Hydra: The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union Crusaders, I 88
Chapter 5 The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union Crusaders, II 110
Chapter 6 The General Federation of Women's Clubs Crusaders 131
Chapter 7 The National Consumers' League Crusaders 152
Chapter 8 The Southern Crusaders 171
Chapter 9 Profiles of Pure Food, Drink, and Drug Protagonists 197
Part 3 Securing the Act 211
Chapter 10 Breakthrough: Partners in the Pure Food, Drink, and Drug Crusade 213
Chapter 11 Io Triomphe! 241
Chapter 12 "The Augean Stables Are Still Unclean" 266
Conclusion 289
Notes 297
Selected Sources 333
Index 341
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