▁Good ▁Tem pl ars ▁organ ised ▁the ▁British ▁tour ▁of ▁' M other ' ▁El iza ▁Stewart , ▁whose ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁protest s ▁against ▁sal o ons ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Cr us ade ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Christian ▁Tem per ance ▁Union ▁( W CT U ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁Tem per ance ▁and ▁suff rage ▁ ▁Lucas ▁and ▁Thompson ▁spoke ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁which ▁stim ulated ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁B W TA ▁and ▁the ▁White ▁Rib bon ▁Association . ▁Lucas ▁was ▁elected ▁B W TA ▁president , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁but ▁she ▁also ▁supported ▁peace ▁and ▁anti - pro st itution ▁work , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁executive ▁comm itte es ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Society ▁for ▁Women ' s ▁Su ff rage ▁and ▁the ▁Lad ies ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Re pe al ▁of ▁the ▁Cont ag ious ▁D ise ases ▁Act s . ▁Her ▁main ▁concern ▁being ▁temper ance , ▁she ▁remained ▁B W TA ▁president ▁until ▁her ▁death . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁American ▁W CT U ▁leader ▁Frances ▁Will ard ▁selected ▁Lucas ▁as ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁World ' s ▁W CT U . ▁This ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁organisation ' s ▁global ▁commit ment . ▁Con sequently , ▁Lucas ▁crossed ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁W CT U