Temperance MovementWhat was the purpose of the Temperance Movement and the prohibition of alcohol? The Temperance Movement was an anti-alcohol movement. The Temperance Movement originated in the early 20th century. Christian abolitionists who fought slavery also prayed to the same God to end the plague of alcohol. The aim of the Temperance Movement was to try to abolish alcohol in the early 1900s. "'We Sang Rock of Ages': Frances Willard fights alcohol in the late 19th century" (Willard). The author of the literary piece is Frances Willard and the literary piece is an autobiography. America should get rid of alcohol because it ruins the life along with the family of that person who is alcoholic. The article “'We Sang Rock of Ages': Frances Willard Battles Alcohol in the late 19th Century” (Willard) reflects the temperance and alcohol prohibition movement in the 1920s by prohibiting the use of alcohol for any purpose other than medical use. The theme of the Literature was to explain what the Temperance Movement was about. The Temperance Movement was an important campaign for alcohol prohibition, or to stop the consumption of alcohol in the United States of America. The Temperance Movement had a big problem with people drinking alcohol. It was a big problem because alcohol was ruining families and making them poor. Alcohol is a serious waste of money and destroys the lives of people and their families. “However, national prohibition succeeded in both reducing consumption and maintaining political support until the onset of the Great Depression altered voters' priorities” (Blocker). The Temperance Movement was helping to reduce the consumption and sales of alcoholic beverages. “Prohibition affected alcoholic beverages… middle of the paper… and today it is no longer in effect because we can legally have and purchase alcohol at age 21. The Temperance Movement does not affect any people today because the Temperance Movement no longer takes place and people can now buy alcohol in stores and bars. Works CitedBlocker, Jack S., Jr. “Did Prohibition Really Work? Alcohol Prohibition as a Public Health Innovation." February 1, 2006. eLibrary. September 23, 2013. Britannica "Prohibition." January 27, 2009. eLibrary. September 26, 2013. Cohen, Daniel. "Chapter 4: Political Success of the Movement antiliquore." October 1, 1995. eLibrary. September 26, 2013. Hanson, Erica. The 1920s. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1999. Print. Reidy, Timothy Maurice. "How Dry We Were." October 10, 2010. eLibrary. 26 September 2013.Willard, Frances. Glimpses of Fifty Years: The Autobiography of an American Woman. Chicago: H. J. Smith & Co., 1889. Print.