Analyze Cause and Consequence

What are the causes that are seen and those that are hidden from view? What are the consequences?

Example: Prohibition

Poster photo duhaime.org

Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

Liquor - The root of all evil.
Work hard for your family

and protect your family.

You as women have rights.

"Believing that the abuse of alcohol was the cause of unemployment, disease, prostitution, poverty and immorality, the WCTU campaigned for the legal PROHIBITION of all alcoholic beverages. The WCTU promoted the work ethic of sobriety, thrift, duty and family sanctity, in addition to such reforms as WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE, sex hygience and mothers' allowances."

see entire Canadian Encyclopedia article

Watch Heritage Minutes Collection video of Emily Murphy

A Short Timeline of Women's Rights in Canada 1867-1981

From the Nellie McClung Foundation websiteournellie.com

Title: Hillhurst Presbyterian Sunday school group promoting prohibition/temperance, Calgary, Alberta

Photo from Glenbow Museum ArchivesDate: [ca. 1912-1916]

Title: Lady showing liquor flask in garter.

Photo from Glenbow Museum Archives

Date: [ca. early 1920s]