Which of the following statements about the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTC) is NOT true?

A  The group insisted that women must accept the idea that weakness and dependence were their nature.

B  The organization moved from demanding prohibition to a comprehensive program of economic and political reform.

C  It was founded in 1874 under the banner of Home Protection and demanded the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.

D  By 1890, membership in the WCTU reached 150,000 and became the era’s largest female organization.

E  Members argued that men squandered their wages on drink and treated their wives abusively.