Episode 1 of 1

Founding in Boston

When
13 February 1826
Where
Boston, Massachusetts
Part of
American Temperance Society founded in Boston

The American Temperance Society was established in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 13, 1826, as the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance.

The society was established on February 13, 1826, in Boston, Massachusetts. It was also known as the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance. The organization benefited from a reform sentiment in much of the country promoting the abolition of slavery, expanding women's rights, temperance, and the improvement of society.

Sources

  1. American Temperance Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22

Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.