Intemperance File

Focus specifically on the in the 19th century.

: Early medical writers began to classify habitual drunkenness as a "disease," even when it was initiated by a "vicious" act of choice. Reformers like Benjamin Rush argued that victims deserved compassion similar to those afflicted with other maladies. intemperance

: Compulsive actions like a "terrible shopping habit" or intemperate labor. Focus specifically on the in the 19th century

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, intemperance—specifically regarding alcohol—became a significant focus of social reform and medical study. intemperance

Literature has long served as a mirror for the destructive power of intemperance.