Woman's Christian Temperance Union Administration Building
Author(s)
Frances Willard
Purpose
To provide evidence of concern by women about the global and local impact of the liquor trade, drugs and legalised vice
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The Polyglot Petition for Home Protection was the first world-wide proclamation against the manufacturing and international trade in liquor and drugs as well as the prohibition of legalised vice. It served as a first major campaign to raise public awareness of the need for international agreements on controls for opium and its derivatives.
The PolyglotPetition for Home Protection was the first world-wide proclamation against the manufacturing and international trade in liquor and drugs...
trade. Willard started the petition process that ended up with nearly 7.5 million signatures. The text of the PolyglotPetition follows: To the Governments...
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