title: The institutional phase of the Washington Total Abstinence Movement. A research note.
abstract: Many of the practices and beliefs of the Washingtonian Total Abstinence Movement were adopted by reformatory homes for "drunkards" that were established in Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia in the mid-1800s.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001900:Boston; D002641:Chicago; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D009014:Morals; D009519:New York City; D012067:Religion; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000266:history*; D013695:Temperance / Q000266:history*