In 1874, a group of Cleveland women organised the Women's Christians Union with the goal to end the production, marketing and consumption of alcohol. This organization put pressure on Ohio and the Federal governments to implement a ban on alcohol. In order to reach their goals, members of this group protested pubs and saloons by singing marching, and draining alcohol. In the initial phase, the members of the group tried to convince people to reduce the consumption of alcohol. In the later phase, however, members of the organization used rather extreme methods to change the mind of the Americans to avoid the consumption of alcohol.