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The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
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This autobiography by temperance activist Carry A. Nation recounts her life and campaign against alcohol, including her notorious saloon-smashing raids during the American temperance movement. It suits readers interested in Prohibition-era history, women's activism, and religious reform in the United States.
Carry Amelia Nation
Caroline Amelia Nation, often referred to as Carrie, Carry Nation, Carrie A. Nation, or Hatchet Granny, was a radical of the American temperance movement, which opposed alcohol consumption before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments with a hatchet. She was previously known by her birth name Carrie Moore, then as Carrie Gloyd upon her first marriage in 1867, before she married David Nation in 1874.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portrait: via Wikipedia (see source).
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