In the early 1800s, society considered temperance to be an acceptable cause for female reformers because this issue related to

Temperance reform sought to reduce alcohol use, which reformers linked to domestic violence, poverty, and hardship within families. Because these effects also harmed the wider community, temperance fit the era’s accepted view that women could work for community welfare and family well-being. The correct choice is “community welfare and family.”

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