Answer:
Option: B. to discourage alcohol consumption.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Woman Christian temperance union forms in 1874 to fight the influence of alcohol on families and society in America. The Union was responsible for bringing significant social change. These women believed drinking to be the cause of problems in society. To reach their purpose, women protested in bars and saloons by singing, praying, and destroying alcohol. Their efforts were capable of closing a thousand bars and saloon around the United States.