The WCTU of Iowa held an annual convention each October in churches across the state. Women became members of the WCTU of Iowa upon signing the WCTU of Iowa Constitution, pledging to perform temperance work, and paying annual dues.
Ethan Canin teaches at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He is the author of five books of fiction, among them Carry Me Across the Water and Emperor of the Air. The Palace Thief was selected by Linn County libraries to be the focus of Linn Area Reads...