Women's Christian Temperance Union Cockade

This beautiful cockades signifies the pure aims of the WCTU. It is approximately 3" wide and comes with a silver-plated pin back.

The WCTU was originally organized on December 23, 1873, in Hillsboro, Ohio, and officially declared at a national convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874. The World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union was founded in 1883 and became the international arm of the organization, which has now affiliates in Australia, Canada, Germany, Finland, India, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, United Kingdom, and the United States, among others. It aims to help people avoid alcohol, illegal drugs and abortion.