World Woman's Christian Temperance Union

International Temperance Organisation
Organization non_governmental_organization Q2592931
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

World Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Summary

World Woman's Christian Temperance Union is a non-governmental organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's field of work was temperance movement[3].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union was a member of International Council of Women[4].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union is in the country of United States[5].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[6].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's instance of is recorded as Christian organization[7].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's instance of is recorded as women's organization[8].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's Commons category is recorded as Woman's Christian Temperance Union[9].
  • December 23, 1873 marks the founding of World Woman's Christian Temperance Union[10].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's location of formation is recorded as Fredonia[11].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's location of formation is recorded as Jamestown[12].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's location of formation is recorded as Hillsboro[13].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's location of formation is recorded as Washington Court House[14].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's official website is recorded as http://www.wwctu.org/[15].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Woman's Christian Temperance Union[16].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's described at URL is recorded as http://www.wwctu.org/pages/history.html[17].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's described by source is recorded as McCord Stewart Museum[18].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's described by source is recorded as The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History[19].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For God and Home and Every Land'}[20].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "World Woman's Christian Temperance Union"}[21].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WCTU'}[22].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WWCTU'}[23].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+500000'}[24].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism[25].
  • World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[26].

Body

Founding

December 23, 1873 marks the founding of World Woman's Christian Temperance Union[10]. Founded in (location) include Fredonia[11], Jamestown[12], Hillsboro[13], and Washington Court House[14].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WCTU'}[22] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WWCTU'}[23].

Industry

World Woman's Christian Temperance Union's field of work was temperance movement[3].

Why It Matters

World Woman's Christian Temperance Union has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wwctu.org. wwctu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wwctu.org. wwctu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wwctu.org. wwctu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wwctu.org. wwctu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . McCord Stewart Museum. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). World Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/world-woman-s-christian-temperance-union
MLA “World Woman's Christian Temperance Union.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/world-woman-s-christian-temperance-union.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_world-woman-s-christian-temperance-union_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{World Woman's Christian Temperance Union}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/world-woman-s-christian-temperance-union}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): World Woman's Christian Temperance Union — https://4ort.xyz/entity/world-woman-s-christian-temperance-union (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/world-woman-s-christian-temperance-union · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Jerimee · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of non-governmental organization, Christian organization, women's organization
    Acmi id creators/13809
    Imdb id co0842122
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q121144065 */ ACMI ID this organization sponsored and produced films"
  2. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 1776072
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14536]]: 1776072, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  3. 6w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id Q1746829
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1746829, adds FactGrid ID"
  4. 8w ago · Gamaliel · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Image Maine WCTU.jpg
    Website
    Instance of non-governmental organization, Christian organization, women's organization
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Maine WCTU.jpg"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.