Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Women's Christian Temperance Union of Queensland
Description area
Dates of existence
1885-
History
The first Australian branch of the United-States-based Women's Christian Temperance Union was formed in Sydney in 1882, however the movement did not gain traction in Australia until 1885 when Mary Leavitt, the first world missionary of the American WCTU, ... »
Control area
Authority record identifier
AU QU
Status
Revised
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 18-Feb-2025.
Revised, KK, 19-July-2020.
Sources
Carey, J. (2009). 'The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Queensland', The Australian Women's Register, National Foundation for Australian Women, accessed online 18-Feb-2025.
Maintenance notes
Revised with expanded history and source, Kymberley Doyle, 18-Feb-2025.
Revised with dates of existence and authority identifier, Kerri Klumpp, 19-July-2020.