Carrie A. Nation also known as Carry A. Nation was a leader and activist in America before women had the right to vote. She believed that drinking alcohol and getting drunk was the main cause of problems in society, marriages, and families. She became famous for using a hatchet to attack places that sold or served liquor. Although Carrie was beaten and jailed over thirty times, she did not give up. She opposed alcohol throughout her life. Her actions and perseverance was a great influence in the passing of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth amendment of the United States’ Constitution (www.shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/n/name/nation). Carrie Amelia Moore was born on November 25, 1846 in Gerrard County, Kentucky. Her parents were George
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Charlien was born with mental and physical problems, which Carrie always contributed to Gloyd’s alcoholism. This is when Carrie first developed a very strong dislike toward alcohol and the problems it caused (http://womenshistory.about.com/od/marylivermore/fl/Mary-Livermore.htm). Later, she built a small house in Holden, Missouri. She lived there with her daughter, Charlien and her mother-in-law. Carrie was not able to help her husband, Charles but, she would always care for his mother (Madison, 45-46). In 1874, Carrie married David A. Nation, an attorney, minister, and newspaper journalist. David was a widower with children and he was nineteen years older than Carrie (www.shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/n/name/nation). After several unsuccessful business adventures, David became a preacher. He and Carrie moved their family to Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Here, Carrie began a career of charity and religious work. She became known as “Mother Nation.” (Madison, 62-67). Carrie organized the chapter of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). The WCTU helped to get Kansas to pass a law against selling alcohol. Even though the law had passed, there were still bars, clubs, and drug stores selling and serving alcohol …show more content…
They would also greet the bar tenders with remarks such as, “Good morning, destroyer of men’s souls.” Before long, the bars in Medicine Lodge were closed (Madison, 73-80). Carrie was not pleased with her efforts. She prayed to God to give her directions as to what and how to get rid of the sales of alcohol. In June 1900, Carrie received her answer. Carrie was awakened by a voice that seemed to be speaking in her heart. “GO TO KIOWA. I’LL STAND BY YOU.” (Madison, 82-83). The voice also said, “Take something in your hands and throw them at those places in Kiowa and smash them!”Carrie believed this to be another vision from God. She gathered rocks and bricks which she called smashers and went to Kiowa, Missouri to destroy the saloons and bars (Madison, 82-84). One day, David handed Carrie a hatchet explaining to her that it would do more damage than her smashers. Carrie started using her hatchet, instead of her smashers. Now, she called her destruction “hatchetations,” which became her trademark. (http://womenshistory.about.com/od/marylivermore/fl/Mary-Livermore.htm). Carrie was a woman
Charlien was born with mental and physical problems, which Carrie always contributed to Gloyd’s alcoholism. This is when Carrie first developed a very strong dislike toward alcohol and the problems it caused (http://womenshistory.about.com/od/marylivermore/fl/Mary-Livermore.htm). Later, she built a small house in Holden, Missouri. She lived there with her daughter, Charlien and her mother-in-law. Carrie was not able to help her husband, Charles but, she would always care for his mother (Madison, 45-46). In 1874, Carrie married David A. Nation, an attorney, minister, and newspaper journalist. David was a widower with children and he was nineteen years older than Carrie (www.shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/n/name/nation). After several unsuccessful business adventures, David became a preacher. He and Carrie moved their family to Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Here, Carrie began a career of charity and religious work. She became known as “Mother Nation.” (Madison, 62-67). Carrie organized the chapter of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). The WCTU helped to get Kansas to pass a law against selling alcohol. Even though the law had passed, there were still bars, clubs, and drug stores selling and serving alcohol …show more content…
They would also greet the bar tenders with remarks such as, “Good morning, destroyer of men’s souls.” Before long, the bars in Medicine Lodge were closed (Madison, 73-80). Carrie was not pleased with her efforts. She prayed to God to give her directions as to what and how to get rid of the sales of alcohol. In June 1900, Carrie received her answer. Carrie was awakened by a voice that seemed to be speaking in her heart. “GO TO KIOWA. I’LL STAND BY YOU.” (Madison, 82-83). The voice also said, “Take something in your hands and throw them at those places in Kiowa and smash them!”Carrie believed this to be another vision from God. She gathered rocks and bricks which she called smashers and went to Kiowa, Missouri to destroy the saloons and bars (Madison, 82-84). One day, David handed Carrie a hatchet explaining to her that it would do more damage than her smashers. Carrie started using her hatchet, instead of her smashers. Now, she called her destruction “hatchetations,” which became her trademark. (http://womenshistory.about.com/od/marylivermore/fl/Mary-Livermore.htm). Carrie was a woman