Pavilion of the National Christian Temperance Union

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This file appears in: Special Departments in the Government and States Building at the 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition

Pavilion of the National Christian Temperance Union

This booth was in the center of the Woman's Department and was a popular gathering spot. Image courtesy of Ken Speth. Private collection.

This file appears in: Special Departments in the Government and States Building at the 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition

Special Departments in the Government and States Building at the 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition

By Miki Pfeffer

Much to the dismay of New Orleans women, management chose a northern celebrity to head the Woman's Department. However, Julia Ward Howe, author of the famed northern anthem, the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," performed her role with…