Carrie Nation
American temperance advocate (1846ā1911) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caroline Amelia Nation (November 25, 1846 ā June 9, 1911), often referred to by Carrie, Carry Nation,[1] Carrie A. Nation, or Hatchet Granny, was an American who was a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet. She married David Nation in 1874. She was previously known by either her birth name, Carrie Moore and, after her first marriage in 1867, as Carrie Gloyd.
Carrie Nation | |
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Born | Caroline Amelia Moore (1846-11-25)November 25, 1846 Garrard County, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | June 9, 1911(1911-06-09) (aged 64) Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. |
Resting place | Belton Cemetery Belton, Missouri |
Other names | Carry A. Nation |
Education | Normal Institute |
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Children | 1 |
Nation was known as "Mother Nation" for the charity and religious work she did.[2] Drunkenness was a cause of many problems in society. She attempted to help people in prison.[2] In 1890, Nation founded a sewing circle in Medicine Lodge, Kansas to make clothing for the poor as well as prepare meals for them on holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.[3] In 1901, Nation established a shelter for wives and children of alcoholics in Kansas City, Missouri. This shelter would later be described as an "early model for today's battered women's shelter".[4]
In her autobiography, The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation (1908), she also strongly opposed Freemasonry.[5] Nation was also concerned about tight clothing for women; she refused to wear a corset and urged women not to wear them because of their harmful effects on vital organs.[6] She described herself as "a bulldog running along at the feet of Jesus, barking at what He doesn't like",[7] and claimed a divine ordination to promote temperance by destroying bars.[8]