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The temperance movement, specifically with the leadership of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), was a woman led movement that greatly impacted and strengthened the role of women. With Frances E. Willard as president, the WCTU was able to gain strong footage in the movement, and in turn gained a greater social and political status for women by proving to the nation that they too could influence society, later leading to the success of the women’s suffrage movement and leaving a lasting legacy on the position of women in society. While the temperance movement enabled women to exhibit the influence they could exert on a national scale in a male dominated society, the final push to achieve prohibition and it’s repeal was accomplished by men, showcasing the still subordinate position of women in society.