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Abstinence Society: The Women's Total Abstinence Union, oval gold and enamel member's badge, c.1900, spread wings below monogram, 31.5 x 19mm., 15ct., total wt. 7.83gms., much as made, extremely fine
The British Women's Temperance Association, the first national women's organisation of its kind, had been founded in 1876 after a women's temperance meeting was held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. However a number of members broke away in 1893 and established the Women's Total Abstinence Union.
(80-120 GBP)
The British Women's Temperance Association, the first national women's organisation of its kind, had been founded in 1876 after a women's temperance meeting was held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. However a number of members broke away in 1893 and established the Women's Total Abstinence Union.
(80-120 GBP)